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The Mole Agent
Film poster
Spanish	El agente topo
Directed by	Maite Alberdi
Written by	Maite Alberdi
Produced by	Marcela Santibañez
Cinematography	Pablo Valdés
Edited by	Carolina Siraqyan
Production companies	Tribeca Film Institute Sundance Institute ITVS Micromundo Productions Motto Pictures Sutor Kolonko Voyla Films Malvalanda SWR
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures (United States) Cinema Delicatessen (Netherlands)
Release dates	25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) (Sundance) 1 September 2020 (2020-09-01) (United States) 10 December 2020 (2020-12-10) (Netherlands)
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	Chile United States Germany Netherlands Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	$44,450

The Mole Agent (Template:Lang-es) is a 2020 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Maite Alberdi. It was screened at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. At the 93rd Academy Awards, It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film, making the shortlist of fifteen films.

Synopsis

A private investigator (Rómulo) hires an elderly man (Sergio) to go undercover in a nursing home in Chile.

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 25 January 2020. In August 2020, Gravitas Ventures acquired US distribution rights to the film, and set it for a 1 September 2020 release. The film was released in the Netherlands on 10 December 2020 by Cinema Delicatessen. It was broadcast on PBS in the United States on 25 January 2021 as part of their POV program.

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 94% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The critical consensus reads "Warm and funny, The Mole Agent offers audiences a poignant reminder that it's never too late to forge new connections and embark on new adventures." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Glenn Kenny of The New York Times gave the film a positive review commenting: "The film’s people are moving, and the payoff is compassionate, humane and worth heeding.". Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com rated the movie three stars out of four writing: "The documentary succeeds with its tenderness, while vividly reminding us how easily society can forget its elders."

Awards and nominations

The Mole Agent has received several awards and nominations, the documentary was the Chilean entry for the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film, achieving the nomination being the eighteenth Chilean nomination in that category since its creation and the second for Alberdi after La once was nominated in 2015. At the 93rd Academy Awards, the film made the shortlist for two categories, for Best International Feature Film becoming the third Chilean entry to make the shortlist after No and A Fantastic Woman made the shortlist and received a nomination with the latter winning, though The Mole Agent did not receive a nomination for this category, it achieved one for Best Documentary Feature, the other category where it was shortlisted.

See also

• List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

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2. "'The Mole Agent' Review: Undercover, Where You Least Expect Him". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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4. https://oscars.org/news/93rd-oscarsr-nominations-announced
5. ""El Agente Topo" será el representante de Chile en los premios Oscar". Fotech. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
6. Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
7. "The Mole Agent: the story of the most unusual documentary of the year". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
8. Siegel, Tatiana (4 December 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
9. "The Mole Agent". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
10. Rama (5 August 2020). "Gravitas Ventures Acquires Documentary THE MOLE AGENT". Rama Screen. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
11. "The Mole Agent". Cinema Delicatessen. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
12. "The Mole Agent". PBS. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
13. "The Mole Agent". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
14. "The Mole Agent Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
15. Kenny, Glenn (1 September 2020). "'The Mole Agent' Review: Undercover, Where You Least Expect Him". The New York Times.
16. Allen, Nick (1 September 2020). "The Mole Agent". RogerEbert.com.
17. "Academy Awards Nominations". Academy Awards. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
18. Belinchón, Gregorio (18 January 2021). "'Adú', 'Akelarre' y 'Las niñas' lideran las nominaciones a los Goya 2021". El País. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
19. Lewis, Hilary (26 January 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
20. Shulman, Randy (8 February 2018). "Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
21. Davis, Clayton (26 January 2021). "National Board of Review Names 'Da 5 Bloods' Best Picture, Spike Lee Becomes Second Black Director Winner". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
22. Steve, Pond (9 March 2021). "'Collective' Named Top Documentary at Cinema Eye Honors". The Wrap. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

External links

• The Mole Agent at IMDb

• 2020 films
• 2020 documentary films
• Chilean films
• Chilean documentary films
• American films
• American documentary films
• Spanish films
• Spanish documentary films
• German films
• German documentary films
• Spanish-language films
• Documentary films about old age