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The Pink Unicorn

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The Pink Unicorn
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTaba Blanchard
Written byTaba Blanchard
Issac Saviñón
Gustavo López
Produced byIssac Saviñón
StarringIssac Saviñón
José Guillermo Cortines
Lydia Li
Alina Rancier
CinematographyFrankie Baez
Edited byTaba Blanchard
Music byDavid Vásquez
Production
companies
Rulin Films
La Visual Sonora
Distributed byHAL-2046 Films
Release date
  • October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
CountryDominican Republic
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Mandarin Chinese

The Pink Unicorn (Spanish: El App, lit.'The App') is a 2022 Dominican action thriller film directed by Taba Blanchard and written by Blanchard, Issac Saviñón and Gustavo López.[1] It stars Saviñón, José Guillermo Cortines, Lydia Li and Alina Rancier along with Kristen Hung, William Beckwith, Raymond Jáquez, Víctor Ramírez, Juan María Almonte, Ralph Joseph, Arturo Báez, Sebastian Kahuna and Ruairi Rhodes.[2] It premiered on October 13, 2022, in Dominican theaters.[3]

Synopsis

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Jackie, one of the most renowned hackers in the world, created his masterpiece: an application that allows you to hack into any social media account just by using that person's phone number, making them more vulnerable to information theft, including your own. which was already deleted. This in the wrong hands can lead to chaos and once its existence has been made public in an online post, the life of its creator is in danger.[4]

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on December 1, 2019, in Boston, United States and then in the Dominican Republic.[2][6]

Accolades

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Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Dominican Film Festival New York Best Feature Film – Jury Special Mention The Pink Unicorn Won [7]
Best Actor Issac Saviñón Won
2023 Soberano Awards Nominated [8]
La Silla Awards Best Director Taba Blanchard Nominated [9][10]
Best Editing Won
Best Musicalization David Vásquez Nominated
Best Song Radi Pina & Le Montro ("Melanoid") Nominated
Best Cinematography Frankie Báez Nominated
Best Makeup Gigi Jimenez Nominated
Best Special Effects La Visual Sonora Nominated
Best Visual Effects Nominated
ADOPRESCI Awards Best Musicalization David Vásquez Nominated [11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Anuncian estreno de nueva cinta dominicana "The App"". Diario Libre (in Spanish). 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ a b Lora, Felix (2022-09-17). ""El App", lo nuevo de Taba Blanchard". Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ^ Lora, Felix (2022-10-12). ""El App" es mostrada en gala premier". Cinema Dominicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. ^ "Presentan el primer teaser de la nueva película dominicana "The App" – Flow Magazine". 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  5. ^ a b c d "El App (película 2022) – Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Tabaré Blanchard". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  6. ^ "We finished the day two of filming @elappmovie at Boston". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  7. ^ "En nombre de todo el equipo de trabajo de la producción cinematográfica @ElAPPMOVIE queremos agradecer el reconocimiento otorgado como Best Feature Film #ELAPP @elappmovie Special Mention by the Jury y la selección como Best Actor @isaacsavinon por el jurado del Dominican Film Festival en la ciudad de New York @dffnycofficial". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  8. ^ "Nominados y Ganadores | Premios Soberano 2023". 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  9. ^ "ADOCINE, presenta los nominados a los Premios La Silla 2023". Cine Dominicano (in Spanish). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  10. ^ "Lista de ganadores Premios La Silla 2023". Cine Dominicano (in Spanish). 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  11. ^ "¿Quiénes son los nominados del cine dominicano para los Premios Adopresci 2023?". Cine Dominicano (in Spanish). 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  12. ^ "ADOPRESCI entrega los premios de la crítica de cine dominicano". Cine Dominicano (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
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