US 
Canada 
Mexico 
Spain 
UK 
Ireland 
Australia 
Chile 
Colombia 
Uruguay 
Paraguay 
Peru 
Ecuador 
Venezuela 
Costa Rica 
Honduras 
Guatemala 
Bolivia 
Dominican Rep. The Black Frost
- Original title
- La helada negraaka
- AKA
-
- La helada negra
- Year
- 2016
- Running time
- 82 min.
- Country
Argentina- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
-
Ailin Salas
Lucas Schell- Benigno Lell
- Darío Wendler
- Sheila Kliphan
- Mario Wendler
- Rubén Deming
- See all credits
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Fantasy | Small Town Life (Non-North American)
- Synopsis
- Three farmers work on a farm in Entre Ríos, a sparsely populated lowland region of Argentina traversed by rivers. Their crops are affected by ‘black frost’ which threatens to destroy their harvest. One day, a young woman appears at their door; blithely and self-assuredly she begins to influence their familiar routines. The bewildered farmers yield to Alejandra’s interventions: she dons Heribertos’ dead wife’s clothes, accompanies Benigno to a greyhound race and wins young Lucas’ friendship. Shortly afterwards, the frost disappears. Before long, people beyond the farm and the immediate neighbourhood come to think of Alejandra as their great hope and she starts to be revered like a saint.
Impressive wide shots of the vast, untouched, mythical landscape reflect the settlers’ austere emotional worlds and their taciturn isolation in communities born of necessity, devoid of deeper bonds. With nimble poise, Alejandra stirs up the sober authority of the women as well as the men’s patriarchal self-image.- Awards
-
2016: Havana Film Festival: Official Selection2016: Havana Film Festival: nominated to Best Film (Grand Coral - First Prize).
- Movie Soulmates' ratings
-
Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
- Friends' ratings
-
Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.
Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.
For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org
