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''And Suddenly the Dawn'' ( es, Y de pronto el amanecer) is a 2017 Chilean
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directed by
Silvio Caiozzi Silvio Caiozzi (born 1944) is a Chilean film director and cinematographer. Select filmography * ''A la sombra del sol'' (1974) * '' Julio comienza en julio'' (1979) * '' La luna en el espejo '' (1990) * ''Fernando ha vuelto'' (1998) * '' Corona ...
. It was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
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, but it was not nominated.''
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It won Grand Prix des Amériques, the main prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2017.


Plot

The movie tells the story of Pancho Veloso (Jung), a writer who flees his hometown in Chiloé and settles in Santiago de Chile, devoting his life to
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. After 45 years, he returns to his hometown to create stories set in the area, inspired by the plot of the movie.


Cast

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Julio Jung Julio Humberto Gonzalo Benito Jung del Favero (born 21 March 1942) is a Chilean actor. Selected filmography * '' Amnesia'' (1994) * ''Coronation A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head. The term a ...
as Pancho Veloso * Sergio Hernández as Miguel * Magdalena Müller as Rosita * Arnaldo Berríos as Luciano *
Pablo Schwarz Pablo Alfonso Schwarz Rabinovich (born Santiago, 9 October 1970) is a Chilean actor, noted for his extensive television, theater and film career. Raised in a family of teachers and actors, he began his theatrical career when he was only 9 yea ...
as young Luciano * Diego Pizarro as young Miguel * Ana Reeves as Doña Maruja * Neddiel Muñoz Millalonco as Viuda del Griego * Darko Alexandar as El Griego * Pedro Vicuña as El Duende * Nelson Brodt as Pancho's father * Aldo Parodi as Don Teodoro * Agustín Moya as Mayor


See also

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List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award ...
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List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Chile has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1990. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature length, feature-length motion picture p ...


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* 2017 films 2017 drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Chilean drama films 2010s Chilean films {{2010s-drama-film-stub