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Hotel Descanso
2002 1h 35m ES
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9.5
MASTERPIECE
★9.5TMDB · 2
Comedy
Synopsis
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Two buddies' road trip is halted by car trouble in the middle of nowhere; they stumble on a derelict hotel and are inspired to try to restore it, with the help of an odd bunch of locals.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Juan Ignacio Machado
Fernando Miaznik
Raúl Urtizberea
José Palomino
Javier Lombardo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ulises Rosell
- Writers
- Ulises Rosell, Andrés Tambornino, Rodrigo Moreno
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Argentina
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The take
Ulises Rosell directs. Javier Julia behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Ulises Rosell, shot by Javier Julia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Juan Ignacio Machado and Fernando Miaznik and Raúl Urtizberea carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0302471 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Javier Julia
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ES
Also by
Ulises Rosell
Key crew
- Camera OperatorGuillermo Nieto
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2002-05-30· Source: IMDb
