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The Headless Woman
La mujer sin cabeza
Directed by Lucrecia Martel
2008•1h 27m•NR•★ 6.8
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Synopsis
After hitting something with her car on a desolate dirt road, a bourgeois dentist in Salta experiences disorienting amnesia and paranoia, suspecting she ran over an indigenous child while her family quietly erases all evidence. Lucrecia Martel's razor-sharp sensory masterwork on class complicity.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorLucrecia Martel
WriterLucrecia Martel
CinematographyBárbara Álvarez
MusicRoberta Ainstein
Principal Cast
María OnettoVerónica
Claudia CanteroJosefina
César BordónMarcos
Guillermo ArengoMarcelo
Inés EfrónCandita
María VanerTia Lala
Alicia MuxoPrima Rosita
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Daniel GenoudJuan ManuelTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 27m (87 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorLucrecia Martel
LanguagesSpanish
CountryAR, FR, IT, ES
StudioAquafilms • El Deseo • Slot Machine
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