The Effect of Love (Spanish: El resultado del amor) is a 2007 Argentinian drama film, written and directed by Eliseo Subiela and starring Sofía Gala and Guillermo Pfening. The film was shot in the Buenos Aires and San Luis provinces of Argentina.

The Effect of Love
Directed byEliseo Subiela
Written byEliseo Subiela
Produced byMartín Mahuvezin
Facundo Valdivieso
Lucía Viera
StarringSofía Gala
Guillermo Pfening
Romina Ricci
Norma Argentina
Julio Arrieta
CinematographyMarc Cuixart
Edited byMarcela Sáenz
Music byJulián Vat
Production
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Distributed byPrimer Plano Film Group
Release date
  • August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis

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Mabel (Sofía Gala) is a young girl who was raped in the chapel of the shantytown where she lives. After some time passes she becomes a clown performer and a prostitute.[1] Martín (Guillermo Pfening) is a lawyer who is recently separated from his wife and has chosen to leave his father's law firm. Mabel and Martín meet and eventually fall in love, also moving out to the city, but soon after Mabel discovers she is a HIV virus carrier, putting a new strain on their relationship.[2]

Awards and nominations

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References

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  1. ^ Battle, Diego (16 August 2007). "Subiela juega a ser Eliseo Subiela". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ "El resultado del amor (2007)" (in Spanish). Cine nacional. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
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