Camille Cottin Joins Netflix Thriller Villaflor
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- Camille Cottin joins the Netflix thriller "Villaflor" as Alice Domon, a French nun involved with the Santa Cruz Group.
- Santiago Mitre directs the Argentina‑set political thriller "Villaflor", which he co‑wrote with Mariano Llinás.
- Verónica Llinás portrays Azucena Villaflor, the real‑life activist who co‑founded the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo.
- Peter Lanzani plays Rubio, an army officer tasked with infiltrating the Santa Cruz Church where families of the disappeared organize.
- Production wrapped after a three‑month shoot, with Buenos Aires‑based La Unión de los Ríos and Paris‑based Maneki Films as producers.
- Netflix will stream "Villaflor" next year.
Why it matters: Netflix expands its catalog with a politically charged thriller that dramatizes the birth of Argentina's civil resistance movement, bringing the story of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo to its platform next year and giving global audiences access to a pivotal era of Latin American history.
