Reinas, released internationally as Queens, is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film directed by Klaudia Reynicke from a screenplay she co-wrote with Diego Vega which stars Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Jimena Lindo, Gonzalo Molina, and Susi Sánchez. It is a Swiss-Peruvian-Spanish international co-production. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Premise In 1990s Peru, two teenage sisters are about to leave their country when they unexpectedly reconnect with an absent father. This relationship will both amplify and ease their pain of change.
Cast Abril Gjurinovic as Lucía Luana Vega as Aurora Jimena Lindo as Elena Gonzalo Molina as Carlos Alejandro Aramburu as Rony Susi Sánchez
Production Principal photography began on January 31, 2023, and wrapped on March 14, 2023, in Peru.
Release The film premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024, then screened on February 17, 2024, in the Generation 14plus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. It was commercially released on August 22, 2024, in Peruvian theaters and on September 6, 2024, in Spanish theaters.
Reception Critical response Reinas has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10. Accolades AwardDateCategoryRecipientResult Actors and Actresses Union Awards 10 March 2025 Best Actress in an International Production Susi Sánchez APRECI Awards8 February 2025Best Peruvian Feature FilmReinasBest DirectorKlaudia ReynickeBest ScreenplayKlaudia Reynicke & Diego VegaBest Supporting ActressJimena LindoSusi Sánchez Best Leading ActorGonzalo MolinaSatellite Awards26 January 2025Best Foreign Language FilmReinasSundance Film Festival28 January 2024World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic Berlin International Film Festival25 February 2024Grand Prix for Best Film in Generation Kplus Lima Film Festival 17 August 2024Best PictureBest Screenplay Locarno Film Festival 17 August 2024 Prix du Public UBS
See also List of Spanish films of 2024 List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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