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So Much Tenderness

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Having fled Colombia after her husband was murdered, an environmental lawyer rebuilds her life in Toronto with her tempestuous daughter, only to risk losing everything when her traumatic past resurfaces.

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Radheyan Simonpillai CTV's Your Morning 06/30/2023
A small, lovely film about the at times unsettling nature of settling in a new home and the strength it takes to build human connections. Go to Full Review Drew Gregory Autostraddle 09/25/2022
Rodriguez makes films that require patience. But if you give yourself over to them, the rewards will burrow their way deeper inside you than more conventional work. Go to Full Review Karen Gordon Original Cin 07/04/2023
B
She’s not aiming at manipulating our emotions or judging her characters. And she doesn’t artificially build tension or come to climax points. Rodriguez's unobtrusive, seemingly offhand approach ends up bringing us closer to the characters. Go to Full Review Anne Brodie What She Said 06/30/2023
2/4
meditative, determinedly slow-paced TIFF entry, the immigration story follows a Colombian lawyer who flees to Canada. Hidden in the trunk of a car, she makes it across the US border to Toronto. Dir Lina Rodriguez’ love for the city is clear Go to Full Review Eric Marchen Rogers TV 06/30/2023
B+
Rodriguez shows So Much Tenderness as a versatile director whose latest film lingers long after watching. Go to Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row 09/23/2022
After the first thirty-ish minutes of So Much Tenderness, the film shifts away from being one about the jarring disorientation and displacement of the immigration experience. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lina Rodriguez

Director

Noëlle Schonwald

Aurora

Natalia Aranguren

Lucía

Deragh Campbell

Nancy

Augusto Bitter

Félix

Andreana Callegarini-Gradzik

Madison

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So Much Tenderness

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Synopsis Having fled Colombia after her husband was murdered, an environmental lawyer rebuilds her life in Toronto with her tempestuous daughter, only to risk losing everything when her traumatic past resurfaces.
Director
Lina Rodriguez
Producer
Brad Deane, Lina Rodriguez
Screenwriter
Lina Rodriguez
Production Co
Arbitrage Pictures, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Creates, TimeLapse Pictures, Rayon Verde
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 58m