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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