- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
En la Habana de 1958 una familia compuesta por Alicia y su hijo Samuel de diezaños, regresa una vez más, después del último de los fracasos amorosos de lajoven e insegura madre, a la casa de Violeta, la abuela materna del niño. Allíse encuentran con el rechazo de la huraña señora de manías acentuadas, y muypocos deseos de compartir su resguardada privacidad. Entre el torbellino decontradicciones entre madre y abuela el niño trata de adaptarse, pero en estaocasión no será como las anteriores, esta vez comienzan a emerger lasnecesidades de su edad, desatando una serie de inquietudes que conducirán a latransformación de Samuel, quien pasa de la sumisión y la conformidad a unarebeldía que marcará para siempre su vida cercana. La arisca abuela, sinproponérselo, influye decisivamente en este cambio a través de un medioinesperado, creando un espacio que se apropia de ambos.
Set in 1958 Havana Alicia and her 10-year old son Samuel return home yet againto Violeta’s house, after another failed attempt to patch up the relationshipwith the boy’s father. The grandmother’s reluctance to share her life withanyone else and her slightly eccentric habits make for difficult circumstances.The child does his best to adapt to the new situation as the two womenconstantly argue. However, this time it’s different, as he grows older newconcerns emerge which lead to a change in Samuel, who goes from passivelyaccepting things to a growing restlessness and sense of rebellion which willmark his future life. The grandmother plays key role in this change as theygrow to love each other.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Mercedes Sampietro | Violeta |
Cast | Iván Carreira | Samuel |
Cast | José Ángel Egido | Don Ramón |
Cast | Susana Tejera | Alicia |
Cast | Carla Paneca | Nuria |
Cast | Esther Cardoso | el televisor |
Cast | Claudia Valdés | niña |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Camilo Vives | |
Production | Jaume Roures | |
Production | Delfina Catalá | |
Production | Lola Salvador | |
Production | Mayra Segura | |
Directed by | Giroud, Pavel | |
Screenplay | Arturo Infante | |
Cinematography | Luis Najmias Jr. | |
Score | Ulises Hernández | |
Film Editing | Lester Hamlet | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Alejandro Marrero | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Pavel Giroud | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Arnaldo Pérez (Ambientación) | |
Costume | Vivian Delvalle | |
Costume | Liz Álvarez | |
Sound Design | Wildtrack | |
Re-recording mixer | Wildtrack | |
Assistant Director | Tessa Hernández (Cuba) | |
Casting | Libia Batista | |
Casting | Payo Linares | |
Make-up | Magdalena Álvarez | |
Hairdressing | Elio Durán | |
Special Effects | Jesús Nuñez | |
Camera Operators | Óscar Valdés Espinosa | |
Other info | Postproducción Digital: | |
Other info | Molinare | |
Other info | Dirección De Postproducción: | |
Other info | Daniel Herreran (Venezuela) |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 90 min. | 12/10/2007 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 13 | 90 min. seg. | 11/11/2008 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 1,223.95 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2007 |
Production year | 2007 |
Length | Largometraje |
Running time | 90 minutos |
Sound Studios | 103 TODD AO |
Emulsion | Color Fujifilm y Kodak |
Laboratories | FOTOFILM DELUXE |
Laboratories | BOLIVAR FILMS C.A. (Venezuela) |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 6/27/2005 |
Ending shooting date | 8/23/2005 |
Locations | Spain - Barcelona - CUBA (Days: 54) |
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- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO



- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Festival De Cine De Cartagena | Mejor película | |
Festival De Cine Latinoamericano De Lima | Premio del Público | |
Festival De Cine Nacional Cine Ceará 2007 | Mejor director, mejor dirección artística y mejor música | |
Film San Francisco Int. Film Festival (Sfiff) | Premio Chris Holter Award for Humor |