Muñeca (lit. 'Doll'; also known as Muñeca, cuestión de sexo, lit. 'Doll, matter of sex') is a 2008 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Arrau (in his directorial debut) and written by Arrau & Fernando Aragón. Starring Benjamín Vicuña and Marcial Tagle. It won the Great Paoa awards for Best National Film and Best Leading Actor (National) for Marcial Tagle at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival.
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Synopsis
Manuel and Pedro are extremely close friends. The former is an insatiable, acid and critical womanizer, while the latter is a solitary homosexual who views the social changes the country is undergoing with optimistic eyes. Desperate for Pedro to find meaning in his life, his friend organizes an appointment with Gabriela, a forty-year-old woman, whom he met through the internet, and who, in a hurry by her biological clock, is looking for a father for her son. A new Chile inspires Pedro to take a step previously unimagined for a homosexual: becoming a father.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
Benjamín Vicuña as Pedro
Andrés Sáiz as Pedro Child
Marcial Tagle as Manuel
Ana Fernández as Gabriela
María de Los Ángeles García as Loli
Catalina Guerra as Pedro's Mom
Francisco Neculman as Porn Star 1
Hector Cabrera as Porn Star 2
Release
Festivals
Muñeca had its world premiere at the beginning of October 2008 at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival, then it was screened on November 17, 2018, at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival.
Theatrical
It was scheduled to be released commercially in theaters sometime in November 2008, but was pushed back to December 4, 2008.
Reception
Box-office
After 4 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 15.374 viewers, collecting $40.258.772 Chilean pesos.