Drama  •  2025  •  108 min  •  Adults (18+)

Belén (2025)

Belén poster

Belén (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Argentine historical legal drama Belén (2025), directed by and starring Dolores Fonzi as attorney Soledad Deza, centers on her defense of young Julieta (Camila Pláate), falsely accused of providing an illegal abortion in 2014 Tucumán. César Troncoso and Julieta Cardinali co-star. Based on the true story in Ana Correa's book Somos Belén, it depicts the women's battle against a corrupt judicial system.


Starring Cast

César Troncoso  •   Dolores Fonzi  •   Julieta Cardinali


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's core conflict revolves around the wrongful imprisonment of a woman following a miscarriage, with the narrative decisively endorsing feminist legal activism and broader reproductive rights reform as the route to rectifying patriarchal and class-based oppression.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The cast reflects traditional Argentine demographics without racial diversity or recasting. The narrative delivers a pointed critique of gender inequities, portraying patriarchal structures as unjust and centering women's empowerment in the legal fight.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High

Familial solidarity bolsters the protagonists' resistance to institutional misogyny, yet domestic frictions—exemplified by a mother's absent recital—expose rifts in conventional domestic hierarchies. This incisive tension tilts toward reimagining women's roles beyond hearthbound confines.

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

A devout Christian lawyer drives the narrative as a principled advocate for justice, embodying the faith's virtues in her pro-bono work. Religious fundamentalists appear as antagonists issuing threats against reproductive rights, but the story condemns their actions as oppressive bigotry.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes, concentrating instead on the struggle for women's reproductive rights through a landmark legal case in Argentina.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film centers on a legal battle over abortion rights in Argentina, with no transgender characters or themes present.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Belén dramatizes the true 2014 case of Belén Gualcho, a woman imprisoned after a miscarriage, and her lawyer Soledad Deza, both portrayed by female actors matching their historical genders, with no instances of gender swapping for any characters.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Belén depicts the true story of an Argentine woman accused of infanticide, portrayed by a fellow Argentine actress from the same province, with no evidence of racial mismatch between the historical figure and on-screen representation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.0
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.5
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7.0

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