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The Wave

  • Chile | 2025 | Spanish
  • Original Title : La Ola
  • Director : Sebastián Lelio
  • Screenplay : Paloma Salas
  • DoP : Benjamín Echazarreta
  • Editor : Soledad Salfate
  • Cast : Daniela Lopez, Lola Bravo, Avril Aurora
  • Tags : Social Impact, Global Politics, De/Gendered


Synopsis :

A Chilean student becomes involved in a feminist movement at her university. Suddenly, she becomes a central figure in the movement. The film is it is loosely inspired by 2018 Chilean feminist protests and strikes.


Directors Bio :

Sebastián Lelio Watt, born 8 March 1974, is a Chilean director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He received critical acclaim for directing the films Gloria (2013) and A Fantastic Woman (2017), the latter of which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the leading figures (along with Pablo Larraín, Andrés Wood and a few others) of the post-dictatorship Chilean cinema.


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