At this point in the film it is not necessary to mention that Hollywood doesn’t just thrive on local talent. to shape some of the most prestigious feature films in his industry, and between Iñárritus and Cuarones, the name of Sebastián Lelio continues to sound like one of the most influential of the moment; especially after linking three jewels such as the Oscar-winning ‘A Fantastic Woman’, ‘Disobedience’ and ‘Gloria Bell’.
Netflix aims high
But today we are not here to talk about the director’s past, but about his next project, which It will premiere on Netflix under the title of ‘The prodigy’, which already has a trailer and which has one of the actresses of the moment as the protagonist; nothing more and nothing less than one Florence Pugh who continues to compete to win the Oscar after his fair nomination for his work in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’.
To get an idea of what this story will offer us, nothing better than taking a look at his synopsis official:
“1862, thirteen years after the great Irish famine. A devout community in the Irish Midlands summons English nurse Lib Wright to observe for 15 days one of its members, Anna O’Donnell, an 11-year-old girl who claims she hasn’t eaten in four months and has miraculously survived on “manna from heaven.”As Anna’s health deteriorates by leaps and bounds, Lib decides to find out the truth and question the faith of a community she would rather follow. believing”.
‘El prodigio’, produced in Ireland and which went through the San Sebastian Festival after its premiere at the Toronto Festival —where it has received positive reviews— Coming to Netflix on November 16. If only for the photograph of Ari Wegnerresponsible for ‘The power of the dog’, is going to be very worthwhile.