Anina

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfredo Soderguit directs. Bruno Boselli scores. Julián Goyoaga cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Colombia, Uruguay. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 13 years ago.
• 3International production across 2 countries: Colombia, Uruguay.
• 4Original score by Bruno Boselli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Julián Goyoaga shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Federica Lacaño and María Mendive and César Troncoso carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "There has never been a palindrome girl at the school before.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1947964 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score

Bruno Boselli

Editing

Julián Goyoaga

Sound

Sergio Stempniewicz

Runtime

80 min · 1h 20m

Status

Released

Original language

ES

IMDB

Anina (2013) ↗

Also by

Alfredo Soderguit

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  2021 · ★ 8.0
• 
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  2024 · ★ 6.9
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  Mon beau sapin

  2024

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  ANINA Trailer | TIFF Kids 2014

  Trailer

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2016-11-23
  ★ 6/10

  We make mistakes, but we learn something out of it, that's what school is for to teach us. A little sweet animation from South America. The official entry from Uruguay for the best foreign language film at the 2014 Oscars, but did not make into the final. This is the story of a little school girl, Anina, followed by a fight she has got into, as a punishment she and the other girl gets each a sealed letter from the school principal to safeguard until the further notice. Through those days what she learns and how it comes to end leads to the final segment of the story. Well intended story, but a bit lacks the cheerfulness. I mean in some parts it falls short in development and keeps it dull mood. Especially in the early mid parts, but later on till the conclusion, it's got a better. Visually, its stunning on its own way, surely an impressive animation, but overall film was short as 80 minutes. Adapted from a children's novel and beautifully made. For me, I think they should have been a bit careful. There's nothing problem in the story, sketches or in the pace, but the overall flow was not sparkling enough like those Hollywood counterparts. Other than those tiny stumbles, this is a fine animation, especially being a non North America, Europe and Japan product. Not a must see, but I don't find any strong reason to skip it, particularly for the animation fans. 6.5/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• AN

  ANTORCHA FILMS

• RA

  Raindogs Cine

  UY

• PA

  Palermo Estudio

Key crew

• Dolby ConsultantJosé Hernán Valenzuela
• Art Department AssistantNatalia Pérez Campelo
• AnimationRodolfo Moncada
• AnimationMarcelo Montaldo
• Sound DesignerSergio Stempniewicz
• Sound EffectsRafael Álvarez
• AnimationIgnacio De Marco
• AnimationGustavo Wenzel
• AnimationElián Stolarsky
• MusicGastón Otero
• AnimationRomy Cuevas
• MusicGuillermo Pesoa
• Coordinating ProducerLina Marcela Rizo Arias
• Art Department AssistantSabrina Pérez
• Art Department AssistantGustavo Wenzel
• Production CoordinatorMaría Alejandra Mosquera
• AnimationRichard McDaniel
• Sound RecordistMartín Ariosa
• AnimationClaudia Prezioso
• Post Production CoordinatorMaria Angélica Ossa
• AnimationFelipe Echeverría
• AnimationDaniel Morales
• AnimationValentina Echeverría
• AnimationSantiago Germano

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• family
• kids

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2013-02-12· Berlin International Film Festival

Also known as

International titles

• AninaUY