''A World for Julius'' (

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: ''Un mundo para Julius'') is a 2021 internationally co-produced

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film written and directed by Rossana Díaz Costa. The film is based on the '' homonymous book'' by the writer

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Synopsis

Julius, a

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boy, lives in the family mansion alongside extensive servants in the capital

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of the late

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. As he grows up and loses his innocence, and with it understanding the inequalities and injustices of the adult world.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: * Rodrigo Barba as Julius -minor- * Augusto Linares as Julius -older- * Fiorella de Ferrari as Susan * Mayella Loclla as Vilma * Nacho Fresnada as Juan Lucas * Camila Mac Lennan as Susana Lastarria * Liliana Alegría as Nilda * Fernando Bacilio as Celso * Hermelinda Luján as Bertha * Antonieta Pari as Armanda * Gonzalo Torres as Juan Lastarria * Xavier Sardà as Father Javier

Production

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, entirely in

, began in October 2019, lasting 5 weeks.

Release

The film had a planned television release in 2020, but it was canceled due to the

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. The film premiered on October 15, 2021 at the

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. It was finally released commercially on November 11, 2021. In April 28, 2022, the film was premiered in Berlin by Latin Quarter Distribution.

Reception

The film drew more than 11,500 viewers in its opening weekend in theaters. By its fifth week, the film drew more than 40,000 viewers.

Awards

References

External links

* 2021 films 2021 drama films Peruvian drama films Argentine drama films Spanish drama films 2020s Spanish-language films 2020s Peruvian films 2020s Argentine films 2020s Spanish films Films set in Peru Films shot in Peru Films set in the 1950s Films about poverty Films about social class Films about children Films about families Films based on novels Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic {{2020s-drama-film-stub