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So Much Tenderness

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So Much Tenderness
Film poster
Directed byLina Rodriguez
Written byLina Rodriguez
Produced byBrad Deane
Lina Rodriguez
StarringNoëlle Schönwald
Francisco Zaldua
Deragh Campbell
CinematographyNikolay Michaylov
Edited byBrad Deane
Lina Rodriguez
Music byChris A. Cummings
Production
companies
Arbitrage Pictures
Rayon Verde
TimeLapse Pictures
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

So Much Tenderness is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, directed, produced, and edited by Lina Rodriguez.[1] The film stars Noëlle Schönwald as Aurora, a lawyer from Colombia who emigrated to Canada as a refugee after her husband was murdered in mysterious circumstances, but whose efforts to comfortably settle into her new life are threatened when her cousin Edgar (Francisco Zaldua), who may have been involved in the murder, resurfaces.[2]

The film's cast also includes Natalia Aranguren, Deragh Campbell, Augusto Bitter, Andreana Callegarini-Gradzik, Charlotte Creaghan, Brad Deane, Sebastian Kowollik, Lee Lawson, Kazik Radwanski, Alejandra Adarve, John Goodwin, Robin Guillen, Lina Gómez, Douglas Hann and Alexander Macdonald.

The film was shot in 2021 in Toronto, Hamilton and Bowmanville, Ontario.[3]

The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Rafael Motamayor, "‘So Much Tenderness’ Review: Minimalist Drama Shines Light on Different Stage of Immigrant Experience". IndieWire, September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Daniel Reynolds, "So Much Tenderness Review". Brief Take, September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Lauren Malyk, "Rayon Verde brings So Much Tenderness to life". Playback, May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "So Much Tenderness". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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