Karnawal (film)

Karnawal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJuan Pablo Félix
Written byJuan Pablo Félix
Produced byEdson Sidonie
StarringAlfredo Castro
Martín López Lacci
Mónica Lairana
Diego Cremonesi
CinematographyRamiro Civita
Edited byEduardo Serrano
Luz López Mañe
Music byLeonardo Martinelli
Production
companies
Bikini Films
3 Moinhos Produções Artísticas
Picardia Films
Phototaxia Pictures
Londra Films P&D
Distributed byCine Tren
Release dates
  • March 21, 2020 (2020-03-21) (Toulouse)
  • September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23) (Argentina)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesArgentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Norway
LanguageSpanish

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.