Hermia & Helena
Toronto International Film Festival
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1h 26m
Directed by Matías Piñeiro • Arthouse • 2017 • US, Argentina • English, Spanish with English subtitles
Starring Agustina Muñoz, Mati Diop, Duston Guy Defa
A young Argentine theater director travels to New York for a residency to work on a new Spanish translation of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", but quickly realizes that her work isn't compensating for the loss of her friends and the lover she left behind. When she begins to receive a series of mysterious postcards, she second-guesses her artistic endeavors and begins to seek answers about her past.
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