Mr. Kaplan

2014 1h 38m ES

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6.3

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6.5

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 26★6.5IMDB · 984

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in the form of a quiet, elderly German, who Mr Kaplan believes to be a runaway Nazi. Determined to capture this Nazi, as Eichmann was captured before him, Mr Kaplan surprises everyone when he takes up this challenge.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Héctor Noguera
Jacobo Kaplan
Néstor Guzzini
Wilson Contreras
Rolf Becker
Julius Reich, The German
Nidia Telles
Rebeca Kaplan
Nuria Fló
Lottie
Leonor Svarcas
Estrella
Gustavo Saffores
Isaac Kaplan
Hugo Piccinini
Elias

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Álvaro Brechner
Writers: Álvaro Brechner
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain, Uruguay, Germany

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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 3 countries: Spain, Uruguay, Germany.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Álvaro Brechner, shot by Álvaro Gutiérrez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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Héctor Noguera and Néstor Guzzini and Rolf Becker carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2642524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Álvaro Brechner directs. Álvaro Gutiérrez behind the camera. Álvaro Brechner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain, Uruguay, Germany. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Spain, Uruguay, Germany.
3Directed by Álvaro Brechner, shot by Álvaro Gutiérrez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Álvaro Brechner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Héctor Noguera and Néstor Guzzini and Rolf Becker carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2642524 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "immigrant", "suspicion", "grandfather", "aging".

The technical file

Cinematography: Álvaro Gutiérrez
Editing: Álvaro Brechner
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
Certification (US): 0
IMDB: Mr. Kaplan (2014)
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 984 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

14 wins & 19 nominations

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Álvaro Brechner

Community reviews

What people are saying

Andres Gomez2015-10-23
★ 6/10
Interesting and fresh movie with good cast. Really remarkable the performance by Néstor Guzzini. The dramatic part is really good and the staging of the comedy is nice but it fails to be really funny when it needs to be.

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