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For Your Sake

Zulma is a teenager growing in a rural town and assuming the mandates her family and religious community impose on her, until something happens that prompts her to take the reigns of her own destiny.

  • Axel Monsú
    Director
  • Axel Monsú
    Writer
  • Lucía Alcain
    Producer
    Just One Spring, A Sacred Gaucho
  • Sabrina Melgarejo
    Key Cast
    "Zulma"
  • Jabes Alatiel Mulka
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Gastón Ricaud
    Key Cast
    "Don Prette"
  • Cynthia Krawczyk
    Key Cast
    "Doña Prette"
  • Guillermo Rovira
    Cinematography
    Just One Spring
  • Hernán Ruiz Navarrete
    Sound
  • Guillermo Rovira
    Editing
  • Maximiliano Juañuk
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Por tu bien
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Psychological thriller
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1:85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FAM Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul
    Florianópolis, SC
    Brazil
    September 9, 2024
    World Premiere
    Feature Competition
  • Mar del Plata IFF
    Mar del Plata, BA
    Argentina
    November 22, 2024
    Argentine Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Moscow IFF
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    April 21, 2025
    European Premiere
    Main Competition
  • Cinema da Fronteira Int. Festival
    Bagé, RS
    Brazil
    April 25, 2025
    Audience Award for Best Film - Jury Award for Best Art Direction
  • HumansFest
    Valencia
    Spain
    June 5, 2025
    Spanish premiere
    Feature Competition
  • Taormina IFF
    Taormina, Sicily
    Italy
    June 14, 2025
    Italian premiere
    Best Film, International Competition
  • Cine en Grande
    Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego
    Argentina
    June 12, 2025
    Best Film - Best Actress (Sabrina Melgarejo)
  • Ischia FF
    Ischia, Napoli
    Italy
    July 4, 2025
    Location Negata Competition
  • Imago FF
    Teramo, Abruzzos
    Italy
    August 1, 2025
    Best Script
  • Islantilla Cinefórum
    Islantilla, Huelva
    Spain
    August 6, 2025
    Feature Competition
  • Muestra FINCADH
    Asunción
    Paraguay
    September 5, 2025
    Paraguayan premiere
    Official Selection
  • Muestra FICDH Chile
    Santiago de Chile
    Chile
    October 1, 2025
    Chilean Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FAB Bariloche
    Bariloche, RN
    Argentina
    October 3, 2025
    National Feature Competition
  • FICPBA
    La Plata, PBA
    Argentina
    October 6, 2025
    Argentine Panorama
  • FAN
    Neuquén, NQN
    Argentina
    October 17, 2025
    Fiction Feature Competition
  • MAFICI
    Puerto Madryn, Chubut
    Argentina
    October 24, 2025
    Best New Actress (Sabrina Melgarejo), Best Art Direction -First Feature Competition
  • FICD Cine por la Democracia
    Medellín
    Colombia
    October 30, 2025
    Colombian Premiere
  • Santa Fe de Antioquia FF
    Santa Fe, Antioquia
    Colombia
    December 8, 2025
    Honorary Mention - First Feature Competition
  • Dhaka IFF
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 12, 2026
    Asian Premiere
    Cinema of the World
Distribution Information
  • Punctum Sales
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Axel Monsú

Axel Monsú (1981) was born and lives in Misiones, a province in Argentina's northeast. He trained in film, television and theater, working as art director in regional features such as Adrift (2012, Fernando Pacheco) and A Sacred Gaucho (2020, Joaquín Pedretti). He also scripted the TV series Familia para armar (2019). For Your Sake (2024) is his first feature film as director.

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