| Edition |
Widescreen format (16:9). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Note |
"16/9 compatible 4/3 letterboxed"--Container |
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Based on a story by Romina Lanfranchini. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. |
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Special features: deleted scene (4 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
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Title from film. |
| Credits |
Fotografía y cámara Julián Apezteguía ; edición, Santiago Ricci, Lucas Scavino, Guillermo Grillo ; music, Kjarkas. |
| Cast |
Freddy Waldo Flores, Rosa Sánchez, Oscar "Oso" Bertea, Marcelo Videla, Héctor Anglada, Alberto Mercado, Enrique Liporace. |
| Summary |
A man finds work as an illegal alien in Argentina in order to support his family in Bolivia. The film paints a portrait of struggle among the poor in the modern economy of Argentina, with a focus on the mistreatment of dispossessed workers. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
In Spanish, with optional English subtitles. |
| Awards |
Winner: Young Critics Award - Cannes Film Festival; Dutch Critics Award - Rotterdam Film Festival; Made in Spanish Award - San Sebastian Film Festival; Fipresci Award - London Film Festival; Special Jury Award - Huelva Film Festival; Luis Bunuel Award - Best Latin American Film F.I.P.C.A. |
| Local Subject |
Undocumented immigration -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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| Subject |
Undocumented Immigrants. (DNLM)D000069756
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama -- Feature.
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| Subject |
Noncitizens -- Social conditions.
(OCoLC)fst00967171
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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| Subject |
Illegal immigration -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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Noncitizens -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires.
(OCoLC)fst01205786
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama. (OCoLC)fst01726670
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Melodrama.
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| Subject |
Restaurants -- Employees.
(OCoLC)fst01095921
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Poor -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Urban drama.
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Feature films.
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| Subject |
Bolivians -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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| Subject |
Poor. (OCoLC)fst01071040
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| Local Subject |
Poor people -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Argentine films.
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| Subject |
Restaurants -- Employees -- Drama.
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| Added Author |
Anglada, Héctor, actor.
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Bertea, Oscar, actor.
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Caetano, Israel Adrián, film director, screenwriter.
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Flores, Freddy, actor.
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Lanfranchini, Romina, screenwriter.
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Liporace, Enrique, actor.
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Mercado, Alberto, actor.
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Sánchez, Rosa, actor.
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Videla, Marcelo, actor.
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Cinema Tropical, film distributor.
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Expresión del Deseo (Firm), production company.
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Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (Argentina), production company.
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Kjarkas (Musical group), performer.
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New Yorker Video (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
1567303919 |
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9781567303919 |
| Standard No. |
717119987541 |
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717199987541 |
| Music No. |
NYD 98705 New Yorker Video |
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