The Defendant (2020)
Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s inconceivable yet inescapable death, Silvia embarks on a love story, her first in many years.
Director: Franco Lolli
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Carolina Sanin as Silvia |
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Leticia Gómez as Leticia |
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Antonio R. Martínez as Antonio |
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Alejandra Sarria as |
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Vladimir Durán as |
| Directing | Franco Lolli | Director |
| Writing | Franco Lolli | Writer |
| Writing | Marie Amachoukeli | Writer |
| Writing | Virginie Legeay | Writers' Assistant |
| Crew | Luis Armando Arteaga | Cinematography |
| Editing | Nicolas Desmaison | Editor |
| Editing | Julie Duclaux | Editor |
| Sound | Matthieu Perrot | Sound |
| Sound | Josefina Rodríguez | Sound |
| Sound | Jocelyn Robert | Sound |
| Sound | Samuel Aïchoun | Sound |
| Art | Marcela Gómez Montoya | Production Design |
| Production | Toufik Ayadi | Producer |
| Production | Christophe Barral | Producer |
| Production | Sylvie Pialat | Producer |
| Production | Benoît Quainon | Producer |
| Production | Franco Lolli | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Garcia | Producer |