Anna Marie de la Fuente Chile scored twice at this year’s Oscars derby with Maite Alberdi’s genre-bending documentary “The Mole Agent.” For a Chilean film to be shortlisted for both the International Feature Film and Documentary categories is unprecedented.
That it is by a female director – only the second time in Chile’s history a film by a woman was submitted – is also cause for celebration.“The Mole Agent” follows octogenarian Sergio as he is outfitted with James Bond-type gadgets to spy on a possible case of abuse at a nursing home.
Read more on variety.com