Karnawal (film)
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| Directed by | Juan Pablo Félix |
| Written by | Juan Pablo Félix |
| Produced by | Edson Sidonie |
| Starring | Alfredo Castro Martín López Lacci Mónica Lairana Diego Cremonesi |
| Cinematography | Ramiro Civita |
| Edited by | Eduardo Serrano Luz López Mañe |
| Music by | Leonardo Martinelli |
Production companies | Bikini Films 3 Moinhos Produções Artísticas Picardia Films Phototaxia Pictures Londra Films P&D |
| Distributed by | Cine Tren |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Mexico Norway |
| Language | Spanish |
Karnawal is a 2020 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Juan Pablo Félix in his directorial debut. It stars Alfredo Castro, Martín López Lacci, Mónica Lairana and Diego Cremonesi. It tells the story of a teenager who is reunited with his father and together they embark on a journey, where truths that they would prefer not to know come to light and they find themselves involved in critical situations. It is a co-production between Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Norway.
Karnawal was the film that received the most nominations at the 16th Sur Awards with a total of fourteen nominations, of which it won 8 awards, including "Best Film", "Best Director" and "Best Original Screenplay". In the 9th Platino Awards, he received the award for "Best Ibero-American Debut Film" and for "Best Supporting Actor" (for Castro).
The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.