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"How do you find love when you don’t know where it is?"

2011 1h 34m ES

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 324

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Martin is a neurotic web designer taking baby steps out of the isolation of his one-room apartment and his virtual reality. Mariana is an artist fresh out of a long relationship. They are perfect for each other, live on the same street, in opposite buildings, but they never meet. Can the movement of a modern city of three million people bring them together?

“How do you find love when you don’t know where it is?”

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Cast

Pilar López de Ayala
Mariana
Javier Drolas
Martín
Inés Efrón
Ana
Rafael Ferro
Rafa
Jorge Ernesto Lanata
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Carla Peterson
Marcela
Adrián Navarro
Lucas
Romina Paula
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gustavo Taretto
Writers: Gustavo Taretto
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Germany, Spain

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Argentina, Germany, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gustavo Taretto, shot by Leandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Pilar López de Ayala and Javier Drolas and Inés Efrón carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gustavo Taretto directs. Leandro Martínez behind the camera. Gabriel Chwojnik scores. Rosario Suárez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Argentina, Germany, Spain. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
4International production across 3 countries: Argentina, Germany, Spain.
5Directed by Gustavo Taretto, shot by Leandro Martínez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gabriel Chwojnik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Rosario Suárez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Pilar López de Ayala and Javier Drolas and Inés Efrón carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "How do you find love when you don’t know where it is?".
10IMDB entry: tt1235841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "buenos aires, argentina", "dogsitter", "architecture", "apartment building".