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Andrés Pazos | ... |
Jacobo Koller
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Mirella Pascual | ... |
Marta Acuña
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Jorge Bolani | ... |
Herman Koller
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José Pedro Bujaruz | ... |
Don Ivan
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Verónica Perrotta | ... |
Karina (Factory worker 1)
(as Verónica Perrota)
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Mariana Velazques | ... |
Factory worker 2
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Fernando Pereyra | ... |
Diariero
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Nacho Mendy | ... |
Foreign exchange teller
(as Ignacio Mendy)
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Jorge Temponi | ... |
Foreign exchange teller
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Antonio Baldomir | ... |
Sánchez
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Francisca Barreira | ... |
Young girl singer
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Dumas Lerena | ... |
Don Isaac
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Carlos Colacce | ... |
Bus Passenger
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Daoiz Vila | ... |
Bus Passenger
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Cecilia Fernandez | ... |
Bus Passenger
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When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship. Written by Anonymous
And the bite is memorable.
I've been somewhat ... reluctant about long atmospheric mood setting shots where the fast-forward button becomes irresistible. The thing with this movie is that if you -like me- become fascinated at the beginning it's impossible to fast-forward anything as "indulgent" as it may seem, everything is directly (not even poetically) related to the movie, so much detail and so underplayed like our everyday lives.. Except it looks so pretty, and it all just hits you like a ton of bricks.
I'm not completely sure about the absolute need to know Spanish in order to enjoy this film, because the acting is superb. You could almost follow the movie by watching the expressions and body language.