Simón

Creator: Diego Vicentini

Title: Simón

Publisher: Black Hole Enterprises

Date: 2023

Language: Spanish; English

Description: Feature film written and directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Diego Vicentini, shot in Miami in 2021. The film follows Simón, a student leader tortured during Venezuela's 2017 protests, who must decide between seeking asylum in the United States or returning to fight the regime. Winner of six awards at the 2023 Venezuelan Film Festival, nominated for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film.

Subject: Venezuelan diaspora; Political exile--Venezuela; Student protest movements--Venezuela; Asylum seekers; Political violence--Venezuela; Venezuelan cinema

Type: Moving Image

Format: Film

Documented by: Christian McGaffney; Marcel Rasquin; Horacio Martinez; Freddy Sheinfeld

Relation:

Interview with Diego Vicentini

Tags: 2017 protests, asylum, diaspora, Film, Netflix, political thriller

Citation: Diego Vicentini, Simón, Black Hole Enterprises, 2023, accessed September 22, 2026, https://archivovenezuela.com/en/items/show/1185

Simón

Interview with Diego Vicentini

Official Trailer

Interview — Cinemacy (2024)

Interview — NYU Latinx Project (2024)

Review — Seventh Art Studio (2024)

IMDb listing