CINECITY Presents REAS
A powerful documentary-music hybrid film is coming to Brighton, exploring the lives of women in a Buenos Aires prison through performance and testimony. With a perfect critics' score, this film is a testament to collective empowerment.
Dir: Lola Arias
Cast: Noelia Pérez, Estefanía Hardcastle, Paula Asturayme, Yoceli Arias, Nacho Rodriguez, Carla Canteros, Cintia Aguirre, Jade de la Cruz Romero
79 mins · 2024 · Argentina, Germany, Switzerland · Spanish
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Awards: 6 wins & 9 nominations
CINECITY: REAS (directed by Lola Arias)
16 Nov 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
With a flawless 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, REAS has clearly made a significant impact on those who have seen it, and its six wins and nine nominations are a further testament to its excellence. • The film features a talented cast, including Noelia Pérez, Estefanía Hardcastle, and Yoceli Arias, who re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison through a combination of trance, balance, voguing, and singing. • Director Lola Arias brings a unique vision to the project, blending documentary and music elements to create a hybrid film that is both charming and empowering. • The 79-minute film is a product of Argentine, German, and Swiss collaboration, and its Spanish-language dialogue adds to its cultural authenticity.
The Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts in Brighton will host a screening of REAS on Monday, 16 November 2026, as part of the CINECITY programme. For tickets or more details, click the button beside this article. With its powerful portrayal of women's lives in prison and its uplifting message of solidarity and hope, REAS is a film that will linger in the minds of audiences long after the credits roll.
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What viewers say
miguelreina · 8/10
[Berlinale '24] As a central character, the story is told from the experience of Yoseli Arias, who was arrested when she was about to travel by plane to Paris. The choreographies express solidarity and a hopeful outlook, but they also reflect the life in prison. The staging uses artifice to connect with the different realities. The imperfections of the amateur performings, some interruptions when they recite their texts and that hope that they…
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