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NIÑAS ARAÑA (SPIDER THIEVES)
DISTR Theatrical, SWEDEN FEST
 
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama, Social issues, True Story - 94 minutes

Log Line

Inspired by actual events this teenage thriller is a unique social commentary on dreams, class and expectations not fulfilled in contemporary Chile.

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Guillermo HELO
Writer(s) : Guillermo HELO, Ticoy RODRIGUEZ, Javier ESTEVEZ, Daniela AGUAYO
Cast : Michelle MELLA, Javiera ORELLANA, Dominique SILVA, Francisca GAVILAN, Pablo MACAYA, Patricio CONTRERAS

Producer(s) : Susana ESPINOZA (ALTIROSAPIENS), Guillermo HELO (ALTIROSAPIENS)

Synopsis

Inspired by actual events, three teenage girls from a Santiago shanty town set in motion a plan to climb buildings and break into the apartments of the wealthy side of the town in order to steal all the cool and trendy stuff they see advertised on TV and at the fancy department stores. Word spreads and soon enough they became the notorious “spider thieves”.

Production

Country(ies) : CHILE

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Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2017 Video Library
Lima Film Festival 2017 (Oficial Selection)
Schlingel 2017 (Oficial Competition)
AFI Latin American FF 2017 (Oficial Selection)


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