

The Substitute
Director: Diego Lerman
Screenwriters: Diego Lerman, María Meira, Luciana De Mello, Juan Vera
Producers: Diego Lerman, Nicolás Avruj
DoP: Wojciech Staron
Editor: Alejandro Brodersohn
Cast: Juan Minujín, Alfredo Castro, Bárbara Lennie, Maria Merlino, Rita Cortese
2022 | Spanish | 110 Mins | Colour
Lucio, a prestigious university professor of literature, takes a course at a school in the area where he grew up, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. There he will try to help his father to save Dilan, a student hounded by a group of drug traffickers.
Diego Lerman (b. 1976 Buenos Aires) is a film director, scriptwriter and producer. He has directed six feature films. He has served as a Jury member for festivals such as Locarno (2007) La Habana (2015), San Sebastian and Chicago (2018).