LEAP YEAR (2010)
A film by Michael Rowe
Winner of the prestigious Camera D’Or prize for Best First Feature
at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, and one of the most controversial
films of the year, LEAP YEAR (Año Bisiesto), from Mexico, is the
outstanding debut feature film of Australian director Michael Rowe,
a character study on loneliness, featuring an extraordinary leading
performance by Mónica Del Carmen (Babel), supported by
Gustavo Sánchez Parra (Amores Perros, Man on Fire).
This highly charged sexual thriller, set within the small confines of a
Mexican apartment, follows 29 days in the dispirited life of freelance
journalist Laura Lopez, as she moves from one anonymous sexual
encounter to another.
Soon, Laura meets a man by the name of Arturo, and it is not long
before she is submitting to demeaning sexual acts as part of their
relationship, a tragic psychological reaction to a secret trauma from
her past, which occurred on the previous leap year. When Laura
marks a red square around an upcoming date on her calendar wall, the wheels are set in motion for
what will turn out to be a startling conclusion.
“provocative… affecting, effective and stands comparison with
Bertolucci’s ‘Last Tango in Paris.” 4 STARS
TIME OUT
"intense, powerful... an outstanding, brave performance."
Philip French, THE OBSERVER
“tense and explicit” 4 STARS
TOTAL FILM
“Shocking”
THE TIMES
“thrilling”
EMPIRE
Bonus Features:
• Exclusive interviews with writer/director Michael Rowe and star Mónica Del Carmen
• “The Making of Leap Year”
• Music video
• Stills gallery
• Trailer
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 89 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 anamorphic
Audio: Stereo 2.0 and optional 5.1
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Region: 2
Cat. No: AXM626
Barcode: 5060126870777