Exclusive Clip & Poster: We Count to Three in Iván Fund’s El mensaje (The Message)

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With festival premieres at Cannes (2010’s Los Labios in the Un Certain Regard) and Venice (2021’s Dusk Stone in the Giornate degli Autori section), Argentinean filmmaker Iván Fund steps into Golden Bear competition contention with El mensaje (The Message). In what appears to be a tender portrait about young girl (Anika Bootz) who has the ability with animals and is part of an opportunistic road-trip crew in the Argentinian countryside. In the exclusive clips we witness different kinds of negotiations that take place — via the POV of the child and the adults (played by Mara Bestelli and Marcelo Subiotto of 2023’s Puan fame. World premiere screening takes place on February 18th. We have a pair of exclusive clips and the festival poster below!

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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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