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The Substitute

Original title: El suplente

Nobody is saved alone.

  • Movie
  • 2022
  • 1h 51m

Directed by Diego Lerman

5.9

TMDB audience rating
5.9 out of 10 from 45 votes

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Overview

Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dilan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.

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Cast and crew

  • Juan Minujín

    Juan MinujínLucio

  • Bárbara Lennie

    Bárbara LennieMariela

  • Alfredo Castro

    Alfredo CastroEl Chileno

  • Rita Cortese

    Rita CorteseAmalia

  • María MerlinoClara

  • Lucas ArrúaDilan

  • Renata LermanSol

  • Martín Kohan

    Martín Kohan

  • Agustín Rittano

    Agustín RittanoEl Perro Olmos

  • Belen EnguidanosVanesa (voice)

Director
Diego Lerman
Writer
María Meira, Diego Lerman and Luciana De Mello
Music
José Villalobos
Cinematography
Wojciech Staroń