''Barbed Wire'' ( es, Alambrado) is a 1991 Argentine and Italian film written and directed by

Marco Bechis Marco Bechis (born in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-Italian film screenwriter and director. His film ''Garage Olimpo'' was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. Selected filmography * '' Alambrado'' (1991) ...

. The film stars

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, and

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Premise

The southernmost tip of

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, in

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near to the Straits of Magellan, is an interesting place, with some of the roughest

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s in the world. It's a good location for a resort for travelers. As such, a

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has purchased property to build an airport. However, holding up plans is a stubborn

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rancher who won't sell his land. In order to fight the proposed plans, he fences in his land and at the same time fences in his two late-teenaged children. Eva Logan (

) is particularly frustrated at this event as it prevents any romantic options she has.

Cast

as Eva Logan *

as Juan Loga *

as Harvey Logan * Matthew Marsh as Wilson *

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as Father Corti * Luis Romero as Clerk * Gabriel Molinelli as Mechanic * Enrique Piñeyro as Policeman

Exhibition

The film was first presented at the Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland in August 1991.

Reception

Wins *

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: Grand Coral - Third Prize, Marco Bechis; 1993. * Imagi Madrid Film Festival - First Prize, President of the Jury Pedro Almodóvar; 1993. * Sundance Film Festival - Park City, USA 1994. Nominations *

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: Golden Leopard, Marco Bechis; 1991.

References

External links

''Alambrado''
at the

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