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San Sebastian Film Festival · 2013

San Sebastian Film Festival 2013

Horizontes Latinos

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11 films · 3 reviews

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AninA

After a fight in the playground, a ten year old girl receives an unusual punishment.

(Country: Uruguay, Colombia; Year: 2013; Director: Alfredo Soderguit; Stars: Federica Lacanio, Guillermina Pardo, Lucía Parrilla, María Mendive, César Troncoso)

The Golden Dream (La Jaula De Oro)

Review preview for The Golden Dream

A flowing, lyrical film, at times startlingly beautiful, The Golden Dream hypnotises the viewer with its constant movement, its unceasing rhythm.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A group of Guatemalan teenagers tries to make it to the US.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2013; Director: Diego Quemada-Diez; Writer: Diego Quemada-Diez, Lucia Carreras, Gibrán Portela; Stars: Carlos Chajon, Rodolfo Domínguez, Brandon López, Karen Martínez)

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Heli

A man's search for his missing father sees him drawn into a world of drugs and crime.

(Year: 2013; Director: Amat Escalante; Writer: Amat Escalante, Gabriel Reyes)

I Thought It Was A Party (Pensé que iba a haber fiesta)

The tale of Ana, a woman who has a love affair with her best friend's ex-husband. A film about the search for love, friendship, loneliness, fear, guilt, the world of women...

(Country: Argentina, Spain; Year: 2013; Director: Victoria Galardi; Writer: Victoria Galardi; Stars: Valeria Bertuccelli, Elena Anaya, Fernán Mirás, Esteban Bigliardi, Esteban Lamothe, Abigail Cohen)

Root (Raíz)

The tale of Amalia, 26, who sets out on a journey with nine-year-old Cristóbal through the remote landscapes of southern Chile with the intention of finding the boy´s father.

(Year: 2013; Director: Matías Rojas Valencia)

So Much Water (Tanta Agua)

A 14 year old girl on a family holiday is dismayed by the endless rain, but then makes new friends.

(Country: Uruguay, Mexico, Netherlands, Germany; Year: 2012; Director: Ana Guevara Pose, Leticia Jorge Romero; Stars: Malú Chouza, Néstor Guzzini, Joaquín Castiglioni)

Underage (De Menor)

The story of Helena, a recently graduated attorney who works as a public defender of children and adolescents in the courts of the city of Santos, Brazil, and her brother, the teenager Caio, who will commit a serious crime.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2013; Director: Caru Alves de Souza; Writer: Aleksei Abib, Caru Alves de Souza, Fabio Meira; Stars: Rita Batata, Giovanni Gallo, Caco Ciocler, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Gilda Nomacce, Diego Pablito, André Nascimento, Ingridi Rodrigues Penna, Mateus Raia, Maxwell Nascimento, Luci Pereira, Nanny di Lima, Paula Pretta, Marina Medeiros, Gustavo Brandão)

Wakolda (The German Doctor)

The true story of an Argentinian family who lived with one of the biggest criminals in history without realising his true identity.

(Country: Argentina, France, Spain, Norway; Year: 2013; Director: Lucía Puenzo; Writer: Lucía Puenzo; Stars: Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti, Àlex Brendemühl, Elena Roger, Guillermo Pfening, Ana Pauls, Alan Daicz, Florencia Bado, Juani Martínez, Abril Braunstein)

Who Is Dayani Cristal?

Review preview for Who Is Dayani Cristal?

Silver may succeed in pushing emotional buttons but its people's heads that need to be engaged in tackling this complex issue, not just their hearts.

Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
An anonymous body in the Arizona desert sparks the beginning of a real-life human drama.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Marc Silver; Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal)

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Wolf At The Door (O Lobo atrás da Porta)

Juan, Sara and Samuel, a group of 15 year olds, flee Guatemala in an attempt to make it to the USA. The youngsters hope to find a better world beyond the Mexican border, but they soon have to face up to a very different reality.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2013; Director: Fernando Coimbra; Writer: Fernando Coimbra; Stars: Milhem Cortaz, Leandra Leal, Fabiula Nascimento)

Workers

Review preview for Workers

Valle’s deadpan comedy demonstrates a master image-maker at work.

Michael Pattison · 4 out of 5
A loyal factory cleaner is refused a pension whilst a maid finds herself employed by the dog who inherited the house where she works.

(Country: Mexico, Germany; Year: 2013; Director: José Luis Valle; Stars: Susana Salazar, Jesús Padilla)

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