‘Call My Agent!’ Star Camille Cottin Joins Santiago Mitre’s Netflix Political Thriller ‘Villaflor’

EXCLUSIVE: Camille Cottin is among nan caller names to subordinate Villaflor, nan Netflix governmental thriller from Oscar-nominated head Santiago Mitre. Soledad Villamil and Valeria Lois information retired nan cast, alongside nan antecedently announced stars Verónica Llinás and Peter Lanzani.

Back successful January, Deadline exclusively reported that Mitre was making nan Argentina-set thriller for Netflix. At that point, nan movie did not person a name, but we tin now uncover it arsenic Villaflor. We besides person nan first pictures from nan movie arsenic good arsenic nan latest casting details.

That title is fitting, fixed that Llinás plays Azucena Villaflor, based connected nan real-life activistic who helped recovered nan Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. After her boy is taken by nan authorities, she transforms nan hunt for him, and others who person disappeared, into an enactment of guidance against nan subject dictatorship. Argentina was nether subject norm from 1976 to 1983, a play during which tens of thousands of group disappeared.

Lanzani plays Rubio, an service serviceman tasked pinch infiltrating nan Santa Cruz Church wherever nan relatives of nan missing person begun organizing.

Call My Agent! prima Cottin portrays Alice Domon, 1 of nan French nuns progressive pinch nan Santa Cruz Group. Joining her are Susana Pampin, Alicia Guerra, Vivian El Jaber, Azul Lombardía, Mariela Acosta, Paula Ransenberg, Juliana Muras and Muriel Santa Ana, who bring to life immoderate of nan women who stood alongside Azucena during nan early days of nan Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, which became 1 of nan astir politically important societal movements successful Argentina’s history.

Mitre’s movie portrays nan commencement of a civilian guidance activity and nan state’s infiltration cognition designed to destruct it. The formed besides includes Antonia Bengoechea, José Mehrez and Enrique Piñeyro.

Mitre received an Academy Award nom for Argentina, 1985. He wrote Villaflor with Mariano Llinás. The movie is produced by Buenos Aires-based La Unión de los Ríos and Paris-based Maneki Films. Production wrapped coming aft a three-month shoot. The movie will beryllium connected Netflix adjacent year.

Here are immoderate much first-look shots.