Shakti (2019 film)

Shakti is a 2019 Argentine-Chilean short film written and directed by Martín Rejtman. The film premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019, where it was nominated for best short film. It was Rejtman's first short film project in over thirty years.^[1]

Shakti
Promotional poster
Directed by	Martín Rejtman
Written by	Martín Rejtman
Produced by	Florencia Larrea Victoria Marotta Jerónimo Quevedo
Starring	Ignacio Solmonese Laura Visconti Susana Pampín
Cinematography	Federico Lastra
Edited by	Andrés Medina
Release date	9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)
Running time	19 min.
Countries	Argentina Chile
Language	Spanish

Plot summary

Fede, is in his mid-twenties and lives alone in a Buenos Aires apartment. He splits up with his girlfriend, Magda on the say that his grandmother dies. He then meets a new love interest, Shakti and invites her to dinner. Rejtman explained that the film is about "a Jewish young man, the death of his grandmother, depression, Hare Krishnas, Pesach (Passover), and potato knishes."^[2][3]

Cast

• Ignacio Solmonese as Fede
• Laura Visconti as Shakti
• Susana Pampín as Fede's psychologist
• Valentina Posleman as Magda
• Pablo Moseinco as Padre Fede
• Emma Luisa Rivero as Delia
• Patricio Penna as Ulises
• Miel Bargman as female client at psychologist's practice
• Alejandra Flechner as Beatriz