The Mole Agent

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Film Info
Release Year:2020
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary
Original Langauge:Spanish
Subtitles:English
Trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIVLbAbh814&t=1s
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Maite Alberdi
Social Media
Website:https://themoleagentfilm.com/

Description

When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident–and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

QUOTES:

“THE MOST HEARTWARMING SPY MOVIE EVER MADE”
- Eric Kohn, Indiewire

“A REFRESHING, BEAUTIFULLY MADE DOCUMENTARY”
- John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

“A PERFECT MOVIE”
- The Playlist

AWARDS:

  • Academy Awards, USA (2021): Nominee Best Documentary Feature
  • Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (2021): Winner The Unforgettables
  • National Board of Review, USA (2021): Winner Top Five Foreign Language Films
  • Sundance Film Festival (2020): Nominee World Cinema – Documentary


Additional Information

When a family becomes concerned about their mother’s well-being in a retirement home, private investigator Romulo hires Sergio, an 83 year-old man who becomes a new resident–and a mole inside the home, who struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.

 

QUOTES:

 

“THE MOST HEARTWARMING SPY MOVIE EVER MADE”

- Eric Kohn, Indiewire

 

“A REFRESHING, BEAUTIFULLY MADE DOCUMENTARY”

- John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

 

“A PERFECT MOVIE”

- The Playlist

 

AWARDS:

 

Academy Awards, USA (2021): Nominee

Best Documentary Feature

 

Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US (2021): Winner

Cinema Eye Honors Award: The Unforgettables

 

National Board of Review, USA (2021): Winner

Top Five Foreign Language Films

 

Sundance Film Festival (2020): Nominee

World Cinema – Documentary