Máncora

"Sometimes paradise has a price."

2009 1h 40m ES

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 22

Drama

Synopsis

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Following the suicide of his father, haunted by inner demons and his hatred for the world, Santiago decides to escape from Lima and take refuge in Máncora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer.

“Sometimes paradise has a price.”

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Cast

Jason Day
Santiago Pautrat
Elsa Pataky
Ximena Saavedra
Enrique Murciano
Iñigo
Phellipe Haagensen
Batú
Liz Gallardo
La mexicana
Andres Arellano
Chester Creek
Anahí de Cárdenas
Ana Maria
Lucia Ojeda
Cuchi Cuchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Writers: Oscar Orlando Torres, Ricardo de Montreuil
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: Peru, Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Peru, Spain.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, shot by Leandro Filloy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Angelo Milli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jason Day and Elsa Pataky and Enrique Murciano carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ricardo de Montreuil directs. Leandro Filloy behind the camera. Angelo Milli scores. Produced in Peru, Spain. Dialogue in English, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: Peru, Spain.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, shot by Leandro Filloy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Angelo Milli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Jason Day and Elsa Pataky and Enrique Murciano carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Sometimes paradise has a price.".
10IMDB entry: tt1003023 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.