Hispanic Film Festival: 'El lugar de la otra'

Augustana College will sponsor its 28th annual Hispanic Film Festival on Wednesdays, Oct. 30-Nov. 20.

All films will be shown at 7 p.m. in Hanson Hall of Science, Room 102. Films are free and open to the public. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles.

Film: "El lugar de la otra" ("In her place")
Director: Maite Alberdi
Year: 2024
Genre: Comedy-drama-history
Runtime: 1h 29min
Rating: PG-13
Chilean Oscar submission

Plot summary: Based on a real murder in Chile in the 1950s, this fictional story of obsession has glamour and style. it is the case of María Carolina Geel, a popular writer who murders her lover, captivates Mercedes, a shy secretary working for the judge assigned to defend the accused.