Mujer conejo / Rabbit Woman
A film by Verónica Chen
Argentina, Animation/Fantasy, 2013
81 min, HD 4K, Color
Spanish, English with English subtitles
This film was screened as a part of the 2014 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF17)
An unconventional story boldly told interweaving Manga-style animation with live action. When Ana, a state employee, discovers that the police in Argentina are controlled by the Chinese mafia she fights to reveal the truth. With her life at risk she flees the city towards the Pampas, ending up in an abandoned field flooded with genetically-altered carnivorous rabbits. What she finds there may just take down the mafia. If she can make it out alive…. In the past year, MUJER CONEJO has flourished on the festival circuit, appearing at the Palm Springs and San Sebastián International Film Festivals.
Texas Premiere
Co-presented by the Austin Asian American Film Festival
About the director
Verónica Chen was born in Buenos Aires and grew up in Texas. She graduated as a Director at ENERC. In 1998, her short thesis film EZEIZA won Best Fiction and Best Cinematography at the São Paulo Film Festival. In 2001, her first feature-length film SMOKERS ONLY premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Chen is a member of the Argentine Film Academy.
Credits
Producer: Luis Angel Ramírez, Gonzalo Rodríguez Bubis, Gil Molina, Verónica Chen
Production Companies: Bambú Cine, Imval Productions, La Movida Films, Morocha Films, Alta Definición Argentina
Screenwriter: Verónica Chen
Cinematographer: Rodrigo Pulpeiro
Editor: Andrés P. Estrada, Delfina Castagnino
Sound Design: Jesica Suarez
Music: Andrés P. Estrada
Cast: Haien Qiu, Luciano Cáceres, Wu Chao Ting, Gloria Carrá, Héctor Díaz, Nicolás Meteo, Verónica Hassan, Jon Luco
Print Source: Brandon Delgado – Shoreline Entertainment, Brandon@slefilms.com
