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comedy-drama film directed by brothers
Daniel Vega Vidal and
Diego Vega Vidal. The film was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
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section at the
2010 Cannes Film Festival.
The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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at the
84th Academy Awards
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,
but it did not make the final shortlist.
It is a co-production between Peru, Spain and Venezuela.
Plot
The film tells the story of Clemente, a moneylender of few words, who might be a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor. She is a devoted worshiper of Our Lord of the Miracles, a traditional religious image. They're brought together over a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found. While Clemente is looking for the girl's mother, Sofía cares for the baby and looks after the moneylender's house. With the arrival of these beings in his life, Clemente has the opportunity to reconsider his emotional relations with people.
Cast
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Bruno Odar
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as Clemente
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Gabriela Velásquez as Sofía
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Carlos Gassols
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as Don Fico
* María Carbajal
* Víctor Prada
* Sofía Palacios
* Norma Francisca Villarreal
* Humberta Trujillo
See also
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List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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{{Peruvian submission for Academy Awards
2010 films
2010 black comedy films
2010 comedy-drama films
Peruvian black comedy films
Peruvian comedy-drama films
Spanish black comedy films
Spanish comedy-drama films
Venezuelan comedy-drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
2010s Peruvian films
2010s Spanish films