Kamchatka
Reviews:
El Pais, Spain
"A tender, grievous and touching elegy." More
Awards:
Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category
Audience Award Vancouver International Film Festival, 2003
Synopsis:
Marcelo Piñeyro's emotional drama Kamchatka is set in Argentina just after the 1976 revolution. A lawyer takes his wife and children to the country after the coup, and they adopt new identities. The story, told through the eyes of a young boy obsessed with the escape artist Harry Houdini, shows that the bonds of love and family can withstand the terrors of politics.
Film Details:
Country of Origin: Argentina/Spain 2002
Original Language: Spanish / Swahili
Running Time: 105 min
Director: Marcelo Piñeyro
Writers: Marcelo Figueras, Marcelo Piñeyro
Producers: Pablo Bossi, Francisco Ramos, Oscar Kramer
Cast:
Dad - Ricardo Darín
Mom - Cecilia Roth
Grandfather - Héctor Alterio
Grandmother - Fernanda Mistral
Lucas - Tomás Fonzi
Bertuccio\'s Mother - Mónica Scapparone
El Enano/Tiny - Milton De La Canal
Harry - Matías Del Pozo
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