Sex Life of Plants

Sex Life of Plants is a 2015 Chilean romantic drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Sebastián Brahm. Starring Francisca Lewin and Mario Horton accompanied by Cristián Jiménez, Nathalie Nicloux, Gloria Laso, Ingrid Isensee and Gabriela Aguilera.

Synopsis

After an accident turns Barbara's boyfriend into a complete stranger, she becomes involved with a man who offers her stability without passion. She tries to accept her new destiny but the memory of lost love torments her.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:

Francisca Lewin as Bárbara
Mario Horton as Guille
Ingrid Isensee as Olaya
Cristián Jiménez as Nils
Nataly Varillas as Nati
Gloria Laso as Cristina
Gabriela Aguilera as Nancy
Nathalie Nicloux as Lupe
Alejandro Hernández as Juan
Andrés Almeida as Andrés
José Palma as Guy
Bernardo Quesney as Zorrón
Manuel Figueroa as Young Gardener
Mauricio Dávila as Head Gardener

Release

Sex Life of Plants had its world premiere on September 21, 2015, at the 63rd San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was commercially released on 28 April 2016, in Chilean theaters.

Reception

Critical reception

Jay Weissberg from Variety wrote: "Sex Life of Plants maintains an atmosphere of hesitant expectation in which details may be left unspoken, yet psychological depth is satisfyingly pushed to the fore." Diego Brodersen from Página 12 highlights the performance of Francisca Lewin, since her acting work brings subtlety and ambiguity to a film that could easily have decided to be more explicit in terms of its content.