''Bonsai'' ( es, Bonsái) is a 2011 Chilean

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Cristián Jiménez Cristián Jiménez (born 1975) is a filmmaker from southern Chile who is best known for low-key slacker dramas and dramadies. He won the 2013 Altazor Award for best direction for the TV series El Reemplazante. Select filmography * ''Optical Illu ...

, based on the 2006 book of the same name by

Alejandro Zambra Alejandro Andrés Zambra Infantas ( Santiago, Chile, b. September 24, 1975) is a Chilean poet, short story writer and novelist. He has been recognized for his talent as a young Latin American writer, chosen in 2007 as one of the " Bogotá39" (the ...

. It premiered during the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

2011 Cannes Film Festival The 64th Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 22 May 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition. South Ko ...

. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 30 March 2012 and in the United States on 11 May 2012.

Cast

* Gabriela Arancibia as Bárbara * Cristóbal Briceño as Hippie * Nathalia Galgani as Emilia *

Trinidad González Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmo ...

as Blanca *

Ingrid Isensee Ingrid Isensee (born 31 December 1974) is a Chilean actress.http://www.cinechile.cl/persona-4365 She appeared in more than twenty films since 2004. Selected filmography References External links * 1974 births Living people Chilean ...

as Vecina *

Paola Lattus Paola Andrea Lattus Ramos (born 19 August 1980) is a Chilean film, theater, and television actress, known for appearing in films such as '' Tony Manero'' (2008) by Pablo Larraín and ''Optical Illusions'' (2009) by Cristián Jiménez. Biography ...

as Vendedora * Hugo Medina as Gazmuri * Diego Noguera as Julio *

Andrés Waas Andres or Andrés may refer to: *Andres, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, US *Andres, Pas-de-Calais, a commune in Pas-de-Calais, France *Andres (name) *Hurricane Andres * "Andres" (song), a 1994 song by L7 See also ...

as Claudio

References

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* 2011 films 2011 drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Films about writers Films shot in Chile Films based on Chilean novels Chilean drama films {{Chile-film-stub