The Lifeguard
6.9
Mauricio, a lifeguard on a Chilean beach, considers himself to be a model of efficiency and professionalism. His colleagues, however, think otherwise, and speculate on why he never goes into the water. Maite Alberdi's visually gorgeous feature documentary debut has the intensity of a short story; beginning as a quirky character study of lifeguards and beachgoers, it becomes something altogether darker and more shocking when events take a dramatic turn.
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Cast
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Mauricio Rodríguez
Mauricio
Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Maite Alberdi
Also in
I am the Earth. Stories from the End of the World
Paola Castillo
Karla Estrada
Sebastián Brahm
Also in
El Presidente
Much Better Than You
Lucas Acuña
Lucas Acuña
Pablo Valdés
Teresa Guerrechea
Teresa Guerrechea
Daniela Sandoval
Israel Pimentel Bustamante
Jean-Pierre Palacios
Jean-Pierre Palacios
Maite Alberdi Director · Sebastián Brahm Screenplay Pablo Valdés Cinematographer
First release October 15, 2011 · Produced in Chile · Production Micromundo
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Errante Producciones
Production
Micromundo
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Chile
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Languages
Original title
El salvavidas
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Chile · October 15, 2011
Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia
No release date listed for United States.
Poland
July 21, 2012 · New Horizons Film Festival
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