Suddenly

– Marcia (Tatiana Saphir), a frumpy and overweight salesgirl who seems to lead a banal and dreary exis..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 30 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Original Name:
Tan de repente
Suddenly (2002) - Also known as Tan de repente

Marcia (Tatiana Saphir), a frumpy and overweight salesgirl who seems to lead a banal and dreary existence, goes to work one day. As she walks she catches the eye of a feisty butch punk woman named Mao (Carla Crespo) who tells Marcia she wants to seduce her. Marcia tells Mao that she's not a lesbian, but Mao is relentless. With the help of her friend Lenin (Veronica Hassan), Mao manages to talk Marcia into getting into a cab that the two lesbian women then immediately car-jack.

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Suddenly (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Jun 2003

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
Unrated

Director:

Diego Lerman

Writer:

César Aira (novel), Diego Lerman, María Meira, Eloisa Solaas (script)

Main Actors:

Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, Veronica Hassan, Beatriz Thibaudin

Plot:

An Argentinian Dutch and Latin Comedy Drama where a young naive girl Marcia (Tatiana Saphir) learns about her sexuality. Marcia is kidnapped by 2 punk women Mao (Carla Crespo)& Veronica Hassan (Lenin). They take her to a coast which Marcia had never seen before. Eventually three women get familiar to each other and end up at Lenin's Grandma's friend, Aunt Blanca's (Beatriz Thibaudin) house as paying guest. There everybody discovers and rediscovers the relationships and affect each other.

Awards:

20 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

Empire Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Metacritic:
63%