| Edition |
Widescreen format (16:9). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet |
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optical Dolby |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
In Spanish, with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Freddy Waldo Flores, Rosa Sánchez, Oscar "Oso" Bertea, Marcelo Videla, Héctor Anglada, Alberto Mercado, Enrique Liporace. |
| Credits |
Fotografía y cámara Julián Apezteguía ; edición, Santiago Ricci, Lucas Scavino, Guillermo Grillo ; music, Kjarkas. |
| Note |
Based on a story by Romina Lanfranchini. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. |
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Title from film. |
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"16/9 compatible 4/3 letterboxed"--Container. |
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Special features: deleted scene (4 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
| Summary |
A man finds work as an illegal alien in Argentina in order to support his family in Bolivia. The film paints a portrait of struggle among the poor in the modern economy of Argentina, with a focus on the mistreatment of dispossessed workers. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Awards |
Winner: Young Critics Award - Cannes Film Festival; Dutch Critics Award - Rotterdam Film Festival; Made in Spanish Award - San Sebastian Film Festival; Fipresci Award - London Film Festival; Special Jury Award - Huelva Film Festival; Luis Bunuel Award - Best Latin American Film F.I.P.C.A. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Paul and Mary Haas. |
| Subject |
Illegal immigration -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Bolivians -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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Poor -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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Restaurants -- Employees -- Drama.
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Bolivians. |
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Illegal immigration -- Social conditions. |
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Poor. |
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Restaurants -- Employees. |
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires. |
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Undocumented immigrants -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Drama.
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DVD-Video discs
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| Added Author |
Caetano, Israel Adrián, film director.
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Flores, Freddy.
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Sánchez, Rosa.
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Bertea, Oscar.
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Videla, Marcelo.
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Anglada, Héctor.
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Mercado, Alberto.
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Liporace, Enrique.
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Lanfranchini, Romina.
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Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (Argentina)
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Expresión del Deseo (Firm)
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New Yorker Video (Firm)
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Cinema Tropical.
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Kjarkas (Musical group)
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| ISBN |
1567303919 |
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9781567303919 |
| Standard No. |
717119987541 |
| Music No. |
NYD 98705 New Yorker Video |
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