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The House Sitter (El casero)

Directed by Matias Lucchesi
Argentina, Uruguay
2024
82 mins

Matías Lucchesi, director of (Ciencias naturales and El Pampero), brings The House Sitter to Miami with a captivating twist: turning a childhood home into a vibrant stage of family tension and sly comedy. Claudio (Alfonso Tort), a timid playwright, and Marcela (Paola Barrientos), a brash architect with American investors in her pocket, return to their roots with grand plans for a sleek hotel. But Ramón (Alvin Astorga), the charming yet cunning caretaker, has his own schemes up his sleeve. Hilarious clashes undercut with tender resonance, and Lucchesi’s incisive lens turns rivalries into a deft interplay of flawed souls. The House Sitter beckons: a ticket to revel in humanity’s messy brilliance that proves that going home can be as tangled as it is moving.

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Pedro Barcia
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  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    Argentina, Uruguay
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Matias Lucchesi
  • Producer
    Marcela Avalos, Pedro Barcia, Juan Jose Lopez, Lorena Quevedo
  • Writer
    Matias Lucchesi
  • Cinematographer
    Gustavo Biazzi
  • Editor
    Eliane Katz, Andres Tambornino
  • Genre
    Comedy
  • Theme
    En Español, Marimbas
  • Award
    Marimbas

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