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Synopsis:
In the Republic of Miranda, an imaginary country situated in Latin America that lives under a dictatorship, Arcibel Alegría, a journalist who writes about chess, is imprisoned as a political prisoner owing to a confusion in the schematization of the newspaper he works for. But time will give him a surprise, Arcibel`s game has stopped being a game and has become a reality.
Awards:
Primo premio al Festival del Cinema di Santa Cruz (Bolivia, 2004); premio del pubblico al Festival del Cinema Latino Americano di Toronto (Canada, 2004); primo premio dell’Università di La Habana (Cuba, 2003); miglior attore protagonista e miglior attore non protagonista al Festival Internazionale di Viña Del Mar (Chile, 2003)
Biophilmography:
Alberto Lecchi directed his first film in 1993. He has produced twelve TV series, such as 9 Moons, Women killers and Epitaphs. He has been awarded in Festivals all over the world. Among other prizes, stand out the Premio Gloria award for his career achievements at the Festival Latino de Chicago, and the Martin Fierro award for best Director by Cronistas Argentinos.
Screenplay:
Daniel García Molt
Director of Photography:
Hugo Colace
Editing:
Alejandro Alem, Miguel Santamaría
Soundtrack:
Iván Wysnogrod
Sound:
Jorge Stavropulos
Cast:
Darío Grandinetti, A. Trejo, Echanove, Diego Torres, Cruz
Producer:
Luis Sartor, Félix Rodríguez, Pablo Rovito
Production:
Zarlek Pr., Milamores Producciones, Los Films De La Arcadia, ICAIC
LEGENDA:
European Union = the 27 EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Malta)3 Americas = from Alaska to Patagonia