A Stray Girlfriend
Argentina, Spain / Fiction / 84' / HD / Color / 2007
Ines and her boyfriend have an agonistic argument while traveling on a long-distance bus. They are going to a holiday resort where they have planned to spend a short holiday. The bus stops. Ines gets off the bus carrying her heavy bag across her shoulder, she then realizes her boyfriend has not followed her. The bus leaves. She remains alone on the open road. Ines wanders through the woods, learns archery and meets kind strangers that become ephemeral friends. She cries. Meanwhile, she tries to gain back the man she loves (whom she accuses of being an inconsistent coward) in repeated and desperate phone calls. With her swollen eyes and unstable stomach, Ines decides to stay and enjoy the romantic holiday, on her own.
Director: Ana Katz
Script: Ana Katz, Inés Bortagaray
Director of Photography: Lucio Bonelli
Producer: Ana Katz, Nicolás Tacconi
Musician: Nicolas Villamil
Editing: Andres Tambornino
Sound: Jesica Suarez
Cast: Ana Katz, Carlos Portaluppi, Caterine Biquard, Erica Rivas
Festivals Attended
Cannes Film Festival, San Sebastian International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Warsaw International Film Festival, Fribourg International Film Festival, Cartagena Film Festival
Awards
FIPRESCI Prize - Havana Film Festival, Best Actress Award, Critics Award - Lima Latin American Film Festival, Film in Progress Award - San Sebastián International Film Festival