''The Act in Question'' ( es, El Acto en cuestión) is a

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Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

directed and written by

Alejandro Agresti Alejandro Agresti (born June 2, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director, writer and producer. A prominent filmmaker in his country, he also directed ''The Lake House (film), The Lake House'' with Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood acto ...

. The film starred

Carlos Roffé Carlos Roffé (1 August 1943 – 31 December 2005) was an Argentine film and television actor active between 1969 and 2005.Carlos R ...

and Sergio Poves Campos. The film was also released in the

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and

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. It was screened in 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

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and ''The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and cl ...

. This movie was partly recorded in a castle in Oostakker near Ghent in Belgium (1992). The family "De Bruyn" who owned the castle, played as observers in the movie.

Cast

Carlos Roffé Carlos Roffé (1 August 1943 – 31 December 2005) was an Argentine film and television actor active between 1969 and 2005.Carlos R ...

as ''Miguel Quiroga'' * Sergio Poves Campos as ''Amilcar Liguori'' *

Lorenzo Quinteros Lorenzo Quinteros (14 June 1945 – 23 April 2019) was an Argentine cinema and theatre actor. Born in Córdoba Province, Quinteros has appeared in many films since his debut in '' Alianza para el progreso'' in 1971. His reputation as a talented ...

as ''Rogelio'' *

Mirta Busnelli Mirta Busnelli (born January 13, 1946) is an Argentine actress. Awards Nominations * 2013 Martín Fierro Awards ** Best secondary actress (for ''Los vecinos en guerra ''Los Vecinos en Guerra'' ( es, Neighbors at War) also stylized as ''Vec ...

as ''Azusena'' *

Nathalie Alonso Casale Nathalie Alonso Casale (born 1970 in Paris, France) is a film actress, film editor and film director who won the 1992 Golden Calf for Best Short Film. Partial filmography ;Sources *Het is een schone dag geweest (1994) - Film editor *Krima/Keri ...

as ''Sylvie'' *

Daniel Burzaco/Nestor Sanz Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

as ''Natalio Ruiz'' *

Guido Lauwaert Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido. It originated in Medieval Italy. Guido later became a male first name in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and Switzerland. The me ...

as ''Mute friend''

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s Spanish-language films 1994 drama films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Alejandro Agresti Argentine drama films 1990s Argentine films Spanish-language drama films {{1990s-Argentina-film-stub