View source for An Odd Turn

{{short description|2024 Argentine short film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = An Odd Turn
| image          = An Odd Turn film poster.jpg
| caption        = Berlinale release poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|es|Un movimiento extraño|translation=A strange movement}}
| director       = Francisco Lezama
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Iván Moscovich
* Juan Segundo Alamos
* Francisco Lezama
* Jerónimo Quevedo
* Victoria Marotta
* Adrien Cothier
}}
| screenplay     = Francisco Lezama
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* Laila Maltz
* Paco Gorriz }}
| music          =
| cinematography = Federico Lastra
| editing        = Franco Figueroa
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* 36 Caballos
* Un Puma
* The Zanuck Company }}
| distributor    = 36 Caballos
| released       = {{Film date|2024|2|17|[[74th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlinale]]|df=yes}}
| runtime        = 22 minutes
| country        = Argentina
| language       = Spanish
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''An Odd Turn''''' ({{langx|es|Un movimiento extraño}}) is a 2024 Argentine [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] short film written and directed by Francisco Lezama. Starring Laila Maltz, the film tells the story of a security guard who senses the theft of a work of art.<ref name="aot:36">{{Cite web|url=https://www.36caballos.com/un-movimiento-extra%C3%B1o |title=Un movimiento extraño|trans-title=An Odd Turn, Francisco Lezama|website= 36 Caballos |access-date=25 February 2024|language=es}}</ref>
It was selected in the Berlinale Shorts section at the [[74th Berlin International Film Festival]], where it had its world premiere on 17 February, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457058 |title= Berlinale Shorts fires the starting pistol |first= Laurence |last= Boyce |date=19 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024 |website= [[Cineuropa]] |language=en}}</ref> and won Golden Bear for Best Short Film.<ref name="winner:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2024-berlin-film-festival-winners-1235833970/ |title= Berlin Film Festival Winners|author= Scott Roxborough |website= Hollywood Reporter |date= 24 February 2024 |access-date= 25 February 2024|lang=en}}</ref>
==Synopsis==
In 2019, a theft is about to happen at a museum in Buenos Aires. A security guard senses it and uses her pendulum to predict the future. She sees that the dollar will skyrocket soon. She loses her job and gets a generous severance pay. She meets an employee of a money changer, with whom she falls in love.
==Cast==
* Laila Maltz as Lucrecia
* Paco Gorriz as Exchange House Guy
* Sofía Palomino as Security Guard 1
* Cecilia Rainero as Human Resources Woman 1
* Marcela Guerty as Human Resources Woman 2
* Guillermo Massé as Security Guard
* Susana Pampín as Client
* Alejandro Russek as Grindr Guy
* Jorge Prado as Security Guard
* Eugenia Alonso as Client
==Release==
''An Odd Turn'' had its World premiere on 17 February 2024, as part of the [[74th Berlin International Film Festival]], in the Berlinale Shorts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202411729.html#screening_dates |title=An Odd Turn |work=Berlinale |date=6 February 2024 |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454853/ |title= Berlin announces a raft of new titles for its Berlinale Special and Shorts |first= Davide |last= Abbatescianni |date=16 January 2024|access-date=25 February 2024 |website= [[Cineuropa]] |language=en}}</ref>
==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Award
! Date
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row" |[[Berlin International Film Festival]]
| [[74th Berlin International Film Festival|25 February 2024]]
| [[Short Film Golden Bear|Golden Bear for Best Short Film]]
| ''An Odd Turn''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" rowspan="1"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457564 |title= Mati Diop's Dahomey bags the Berlinale Golden Bear |first=Davide|last=Abbatescianni |date=24 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/berlin-film-festival-winners-golden-bear-2024-1235836478/ |title=Berlin Film Festival: Mati Diop Wins Golden Bear With Documentary 'Dahomey,' Emily Watson And Sebastian Stan Take Acting Honors|first= Zac|last= Ntim |date=24 February 2024|access-date=25 February 2024 |website= [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|url=https://www.36caballos.com/un-movimiento-extra%C3%B1o}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* [https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202411729.html ''An Odd Turn''] at Berlinale
{{Short Film Golden Bear Winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odd Turn, An}}
[[Category:2024 films]]
[[Category:2024 short films]]
[[Category:2024 drama films]]
[[Category:Argentine drama films]]
[[Category:2020s Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:2020s Argentine films]]
[[Category:Films set in Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Films set in 2019]]