Arturo a los 30

About Thirty
Buenos Aires in March 2020, just days before the outbreak of the pandemic. A wedding is being celebrated; a car overturns. The guests share joints, kisses, a blow job and the memory of a loss. At the centre of this comedy of errors is 30-year-old Arturo, played by director Martín Shanly. He is every bit as drawn to misfortune as he is directionless – qualities he shares with the remainder of the film’s characters. His faux pas and blunders stand in inverse relation to the finesse with which the film elegantly glides back in time from the wedding day to the 2010s. As episodes from Arturo’s life come to the fore – a bus trip to Patagonia with his trans housemate, a painfully awkward dress rehearsal for a play – narrative time is compressed and then extended again, all while a voiceover provides a steady counterweight to the tumult.
As the hit song “Azúcar amargo” (Bitter sugar) comes on and the dancefloor fills, the bittersweet nature of the film comes across with every bit the same clarity as the coughing that proceeds it – elbow etiquette is still yet to materialise.
by Martín Shanly
with Martín Shanly, Camila Dougall, Julia Azcurra, Ivo Colonna Olsen, Paul Grinszpan
Argentina 2023 Spanish,  English,  Subtitles: English 92’ Colour World premiere

With

  • Martín Shanly
  • Camila Dougall
  • Julia Azcurra
  • Ivo Colonna Olsen
  • Paul Grinszpan
  • Paul Dougall
  • Esmeralds Escalante
  • María Soldi
  • Miel Bargman
  • Javier Abril Rotger
  • Ezequiel Diaz
  • Constanza Dougall
  • Carolina Dougall
  • Franco Bacciani

Crew

DirectorMartín Shanly
ScreenplayMartín Shanly, Ana Godoy, Federico Lastra, Victoria Marotta
CinematographyFederico Lastra
EditingAna Godoy
MusicManque La Banca
Sound DesignNahuel Palenque
SoundVirginia Scaro
Production DesignClara Miani
CostumesMarina Claypole
Make-UpLucia Rastelli
Assistant DirectorIgnacio Ceroi
Production ManagerPaloma Torras
ProducersJerónimo Quevedo, Victoria Marotta, Paloma Torras, Franco Bacchiani
Executive ProducersJerónimo Quevedo, Victoria Marotta

Produced by

Un Puma

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Martín Shanly

Born in 1988 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he studied film and now works as a screenwriter, actor and filmmaker. Following his debut Juana a los 12 (2014), Arturo a los 30 is his second directorial project.

Filmography

2014 Juana a los 12 (About Twelve); 75 min. 2023 Arturo a los 30 (About Thirty); 92 min.

Dates

Sat Feb 18 16:00

Cubix 7

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Mon Feb 20 21:30

Kino Arsenal 1

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Thu Feb 23 10:30

Zoo Palast 5

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Sat Feb 25 21:00

Delphi Filmpalast

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