An Odd Turn
Museum security guard Lucrecia struggles with inflation in a country descending into economic chaos. One night, she bets her severance pay on a speculative move inspired by an improvised pendulum. Before she knows it, her life spirals into a frenzied combination of sex, money, and temporary jobs.
- Argentina
- 2024, 23 min
- Director: Francisco Lezama
- Director of photography: Federico Lastra
- Editor: Franco Figueroa
- Screenplay: Francisco Lezama
- Sound: Nahuel Palenque
- Cast: Leila Maltz, Paco Gorriz
- Art Director: Alix Cobelo
- Coproduction: Un puma
- Producer: Iván Moscovich, Juanse Alamos, Francisco Lezama, Adrien Cothier, Jerónimo Quevedo, Victoria Marotta
- Production: 36 Caballos
Francisco Lezama
Francisco Lezama is an Argentine film director and screenwriter with a decade of experience in short films. His latest work, An Odd Turn, won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and is now an Oscar contender. Part of a thematic trilogy, the two previous films Frankenstein’s Bride (2015) and Dear Renzo (2016) have been screened at major festivals such as Locarno, NYFF, AFI Fest, BAMcinemaFest, Vila do Conde, and VIENNALE, and have been featured on streaming platforms such as MUBI, HBO, Le Cinema Club, and Nowness. The trilogy explores money, inflation, and the apathy of young adults unable to envision a future – situation which affects their relationships and social bonds. Lezama is currently developing his debut feature film, Two Landscapes, which recently won the top two prizes at the San Sebastián Film Festival’s Production Forum.