European premiere

Cadejo Blanco

Local title
Valge kaitsja
Title in Russian
Cadejo Blanco
Director
Justin Lerner
Country
Guatemala, USA, Mexico
Year
2021
Programme
Current Waves
Genre
crime film

Sarita lives with her sister Bea in a working-class neighbourhood in Guatemala City. One night after a party, Bea doesn’t come home. Convinced that her disappearance has something to do with Andrés, her sister’s dangerous ex, Sarita manages to befriend him and infiltrate his gang.
Narrowly avoiding death at every turn, and with an unwavering determination in the face of the men who underestimate her, Sarita becomes increasingly involved with Andrés and the ruthless, violent world of his gang. As she searches for answers about what happened to her sister, she realizes that the truth is a lot more complicated than she could have imagined.

“Cadejo blanco” is Justin Lerner’s third feature film. His second feature film “The Automatic Hate” competed at PÖFF in 2015.

Director
Justin Lerner
Screenwriter
Justin Lerner
Cast
Karen Martínez, Rudy Rodríguez, Pamela Martínez, Brandon López, Juan Pablo Olyslager
Producer
Mauricio Escobar, Ryan Friedkin, Jack Patrick Hurley, Justin Lerner
DoP
Roman Kasseroller
Editor
Cesar Diaz, Justin Lerner
Music
Jonatan Szer
Production
La Danta Films
World sales
Wazabi Films
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English
Director
Justin Lerner

Justin Lerner (snd 1980)

Girlfriend (2010), The Automatic Hate (Vaistlik viha, PÖFF 2015), Cadejo Blanco (2021)

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Screenings

8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening110604 / Valge kaitsja
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsJustin Lerner - Director, Sarah Beverly LaBrie - Screenwriter
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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening131501 / Valge kaitsja
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsJustin Lerner - Director, Sarah Beverly LaBrie - Screenwriter
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8th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening170604 / Valge kaitsja
SubtitlesEnglish
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