Cromo is an Argentine television drama, an eco-crime series which premiered in the fall of 2015 on TV Pública."El thriller científico “Cromo”, de los hermanos Puenzo y Pablo Fendrik, se verá desde octubre en la TVP". Télam, September 13, 2015.
Synopsis Created by Lucía Puenzo, Nicolás Puenzo and Pablo Fendrik, the series stars Guillermo Pfening and German Palacios as Diego and Simon, research scientists investigating the murder of Diego's wife, Valentina (Emilia Attías), while she was investigating an environmental disaster in Corrientes."Toronto Review: 'Cromo' Puts the Sexy Back Into Environmental Studies". Indiewire, September 15, 2015. The script was written under the watch of a group of CONICET investigators, and it is based on actual events."Televisión Pública: Cromo". Televisión Pública Argentina, January 31, 2016.
Production It was filmed on location in Antarctica (Marambio Base), Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes, and Patagonia.
Screenings and reception In advance of the series premiere, three episodes received a preview screening at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, as part of the festival's new Primetime platform of selected television projects."TIFF's First-Ever TV Lineup Includes Jason Reitman's 'Casual' and 'Heroes Reborn'". Indiewire, August 13, 2015. The series secured several international distribution deals after its screening at TIFF,"Toronto: Pyramide, Puenzos, Fendrik Launch ‘Cromo’". Variety, September 10, 2015. as well as a deal to expand the series into a feature film."Toronto: 'Cromo' TV series set for film treatment". Screendaily.com, September 15, 2015.
It also had a positive reception at the Series Mania festival in Paris 2016"Cromo, un Eco-Thriller venu d’Argentine : Séries Mania" . CineSeries Mag, January 31, 2016.
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