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"Where to hide from the person who knows you best?"

2014 1h 35m ES
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6.3
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★6.0TMDB · 18★6.3IMDB · 439
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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7 year old Matías returns home from a friend’s birthday party to find his mother, Laura, unconscious on the floor. When she recovers her senses they decide to leave home and rush to a shelter for abused women where they spend 48 hours before Laura decides to rebuild her life somewhere else. Through the eyes of Matías we will discover their escape in a city where everything Matías once knew feels dangerous and foreign until Laura finds a secure place to raise her son.

“Where to hide from the person who knows you best?”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Diego Lerman
Writers
Diego Lerman, María Meira
Languages
Spanish
Countries
Germany, Argentina, Colombia, France, Poland

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Germany, Argentina, Colombia, France, Poland.

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CAST

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Directed by Diego Lerman, shot by Wojciech Staroń. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Julieta Díaz and Sebastián Molinaro and Marta Lubos carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where to hide from the person who knows you best?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3717390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Diego Lerman directs. Wojciech Staroń behind the camera. Alejandro Brodersohn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, Argentina, Colombia, France, Poland. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
  • 2Released 12 years ago.
  • 3International production across 5 countries: Germany, Argentina, Colombia, France, Poland.
  • 4Directed by Diego Lerman, shot by Wojciech Staroń. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Alejandro Brodersohn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Julieta Díaz and Sebastián Molinaro and Marta Lubos carry the top of the cast.
  • 7Marketing tagline: "Where to hide from the person who knows you best?".
  • 8IMDB entry: tt3717390 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 9Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Wojciech Staroń
Editing
Alejandro Brodersohn
Costume design
Sandra Fink
Makeup / hair
Beata Wójtowicz
Runtime
95 min · 1h 35m
Status
Released
Budget
$175,410
Original language
ES
IMDB rating
6.3/10 · 439 votes
MPAA
Not Rated

Awards

12 wins & 9 nominations

Also by

Diego Lerman

Production companies

Who made it

  • Campo Cine

    Campo Cine

    AR

  • Burning Blue

    Burning Blue

    CO

  • Staron Film

    Staron Film

    PL

  • Bellota Films

    Bellota Films

    FR

  • 27 Films Production

    27 Films Production

    DE

  • Backup Media

    Backup Media

    FR

  • RÍ

    Río Rojo

  • B

    B Media Global

  • Gale Cine

    Gale Cine

    AR

  • SU

    Sudestada Cine

    AR

  • INCAA

    INCAA

    AR

  • Cine Argentino

    Cine Argentino

    AR

Key crew

  • Co-ProducerPaola Andrea Pérez
  • MusicJosé Villalobos
  • Costume DesignSandra Fink
  • SoundLeandro de Loredo
  • ProducerNicolás Avruj
  • Executive ProducerNicolás Avruj
  • EditorAlejandro Brodersohn
  • CastingMaría Laura Berch
  • ProducerDiego Lerman
  • Co-ProducerMałgorzata Staroń
  • Co-ProducerDominique Barneaud
  • Co-ProducerDiana Bustamante
  • Co-ProducerJorge Forero
  • Co-ProducerIgnacio Rey
  • Co-ProducerGastón Rothschild
  • Co-ProducerVictoria Galardi
  • Co-ProducerCindy Teperman
  • Co-ProducerOliver Damian
  • Camera OperatorWojciech Staroń
  • Art DirectionMicaela Saiegh
  • Art DirectionSabrina Campos
  • Production ManagerAlejandra Marchioli
  • Assistant DirectorFederico D'Auria
  • Additional CastingJorge Forero

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2014-10-30

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