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1993 0h 9m ES
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Drama
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Trelles and Amílcar share a room in a boarding house, the rent of which has not been paid for a long time. Trelles is a waiter in a typical Buenos Aires bar while Amilcar is an amateur bolero singer, who divides his time between sleeping and singing for free in a cabaret.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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Behind the camera

Director
Rodrigo Moreno
Writers
Rodrigo Moreno
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Argentina

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RUNTIME

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Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rodrigo Moreno, shot by Iván Grodz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ana Poliak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Héctor Bidonde and Oscar Boccia and Franklin Caicedo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0378463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rodrigo Moreno directs. Iván Grodz behind the camera. Ana Poliak cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 9-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Directed by Rodrigo Moreno, shot by Iván Grodz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Ana Poliak shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Héctor Bidonde and Oscar Boccia and Franklin Caicedo carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0378463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Iván Grodz
Editing
Ana Poliak
Runtime
9 min · 0h 9m
Status
Released
Original language
ES

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Rodrigo Moreno

Key crew

  • Assistant DirectorFlorencia Inés González
  • Camera OperatorRoberto Gironacci
  • SoundMartín Grinaschi
  • Sound AssistantPablo Trapero
  • EditorAna Poliak

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere1993-05-01

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