The Ant Woman

May 16, 2024

1h 40m

★ 6.0

Overview

Renata seeks refuge in the house of Virginia, her sister. Virginia lives a quiet life with her son Lucio in a provincial city and the only thing that seems to worry her are the ants that have invaded her home. Renata has nowhere to go. Virginia wants to help her and receives her; But the days pass and the drama of daily life begins to reveal the link between them, the pain of recognizing and rediscovering each other in a past that returns and takes strange forms.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Rita Cine

Insomnia Films

INCAA

Cine Argentino

Mecenazgo Cultural

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Cast

Virginia

Eugenia Alonso

Renata

Julieta Vallina

Javier

Juan Parodi

Lucio

Massimo Canavesio

Alberto

Alberto Gieco

Virginia niña

Catalina Canelo

Renata niña

Libertad Rosado

Fumigador

Fernando Imohff

Tomás

Fausto Rosalia Vallejo

Barman

Maximiliano Andrés Jenkins

Guia Ruinas

Estela del Carmen

Clienta

Pilar Isabel Consiglio

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