El Angel (film)

El Angel
Film poster
SpanishEl ángel
Directed byLuis Ortega
Written byLuis Ortega
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJulián Apezteguia
Edited byGuillermo Gatti
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 11 May 2018 (2018-05-11) (Cannes)
  • 9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) (Argentina)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish
Box office$5.6 million[1][2]

El Angel (Spanish: El ángel) is a 2018 Argentine-Spanish true crime film directed by Luis Ortega.[3][4] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] It is inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7][8]

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  2. ^ "El Angel". The Numbers. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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  4. ^ "Luis Ortega thriller 'The Angel' finds French home". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Premios Oscar: El ángel representará a la Argentina". La Nacion. 26 September 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  8. ^ Laing, Jamie (26 September 2018). "Argentina Selects Luis Ortega's 'El Angel' for Foreign Language Oscar Submission". Variety. Retrieved 26 September 2018.