World premiere

Vera And The Pleasure Of Others

Local title
Vera ja naudingud
Title in Russian
Вера и удовольствие других
Original title
Vera y el placer de los otros
Director
Romina Tamburello, Federico Actis
Country
Argentina
Year
2023
Programme
First Feature Competition
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Subject
familial relationships, love, friendship, LGBTQ, coming of age, erotica

17-year-old Vera divides her days between volleyball and school and has a good time with friends like an average teenager. She appears to be a perfect daughter who never gets into trouble. But she has a secret hobby: she anonymously rents out an empty apartment to teenagers looking for a place to have sex. She steals the keys from her distracted mother (who manages different properties) and organises everything. The teenagers come and go, using the apartment for a few uninterrupted hours making Vera the saviour of all their needs. With that she unlocks a new world for herself – playing invisible, Vera stays behind the closed door; her own sexual desires unfolding as she listens to other people’s pleasure.

In this funny, energetic and a bit naughty debut, we explore the point of view of a 17-year-old girl who is coming of age and reaches sexual awakening which is a great twist to the typical male teenager finding an output for his sexual needs. Something absolutely unpredictable and new from Argentina, pointing out fresh voices to keep an eye on. A film that is memorable and will unlock every viewer’s internal teenager and lighten your mood.

Triin Tramberg

Director
Romina Tamburello, Federico Actis
Screenwriter
Romina Tamburello, Federico Actis
Cast
Luciana Grasso, Inés Estevez
Producer
Santiago King
DoP
Lucas Pérez
Composer
Pablo Crespo
World sales
m-appeal
Runtime
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Estonian, English

Award for the best film, grant of 5000€ by

Screenings

2nd Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening060201 / Vera ja naudingud
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsFederico Actis (Director, Screenwriter), Romina Tamburello (Director, Screenwriter), Santiago King (Producer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Hall Athena Center, Tartu
Screening074102 / Vera ja naudingud
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening092104 / Vera ja naudingud
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker