Santiago, the Argentine cor head, faces a perplexing pervert as he finds himself in the nearby Rum in Uruguay, in the third feature of multi-system Daniel Hendler, “The Loose End” (“un cabo suelto”).
The film, sold by Argentine Meikincine, took its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival as part of the Venice Spotlight Program, and bowed on September 3rd.
“We are truly thrilled and honored to present the world premiere of “A Slow End” at the Venice International Film Festival. He praises Daniel Hendler for creating a world that feels both universally resonated and authentic local. (“Mensaje en una botella”) told Variety.
Hendler released his first feature in 2010. Hang Dog’s humor, “Norbert’s Deadline,” won San Sebastian’s TVE award. He works with Daniel Berman (“Yoshi, Spy of Regret”), Ariel Winograd (“The Robber of the Century”), Natalia Meta (“The Intruder”), and Daniel Berman (“Yoshi, Spy of Regret”). His second feature, 2016’s “The Candidate,” won the best director at the Miami Film Festival, along with a nod in the script at the New York Havana Film Festival. Hendler also won the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actor for his role in Berman’s “The Lost Embrace.”
In “A loose end,” he manages the highly atmospheric, multigenre traits that blend an uneasy uncertainty, Athervic’s dialogue, and a cast of characters that exudes warmth against dog bravery. The film captures not only the sleepy, aesthetic landscapes of Uruguay, but the sense that it is between two worlds.
“It resembles that transitional state, and before we enter the awakening state, when we wake up from our dreams, we barely remember, and the more we try to understand it, the more we try to understand it, the more it retreats and runs away from us,” Hendler relayed. “It also makes me think of repeated dreams of being blindly driving. Blindly, I don’t know where it takes me. There’s one thing in this film that has to control my destiny and at the same time, there’s certainty that I have to change something about the reality we live in.”
In the trailer, shared exclusively with Variety, Santiago travels through adjacent Uruguay, finely evade each turn, and heavily relies on the authority the uniforms offer. A series of invasion introductions and his priorities later moved from mere survival to curating a new future in the countryside. The thrill is interrupted in time, allowing the audience to sway the emotions that sway around the expanse of the idyllic countryside.
“The film conveys the discomfort of “non-place,” noted Hendler. “I think this film invites us to discover the possibility of this transformation.
“There’s that structure between detective stories, comedies, and strange road films, so it’s still a story about someone who’s been banished and accepted into a new village with its own rules and idiosyncratic,” explained Hendler. “Santiago is willing to rebuild and start over, so he is not judged by his past actions or mistakes.
“A Loose End” is produced by Michaela Sole alongside Ezekier Borobinski from Argenting’s Wancasine (“Student”) along with Michael Borobinski along with Uruguayan Cordon Film (“Los Demonios”) and Spanish Nephilim products Lewis Colour and Jorge Moreno.
The film stars Sergio Prina (Snatch Teff) and Pilar Gamboa (Flowers) and Uruguayan musicians Alberto Wolf and Cesar Troncoso (Etane). After the Venice Bow, the feature was awarded the WIP Latam Industry Award in San Sebastian last year, but will return to the Spanish Festival in September for the prestigious Horizontes Latinos program.
