Kamchatka (2002) is an Argentine and Spanish drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. The movie features Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, Tomás Fonzi, Héctor Alterio, among others.
The motion picture is set in Argentina during the Dirty War of the 1970s and tells the story of a family hiding from the government in rural Argentina.
Kamchatka was Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards in the...
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Kamchatka (2002) is an Argentine and Spanish drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. The movie features Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, Tomás Fonzi, Héctor Alterio, among others.
The motion picture is set in Argentina during the Dirty War of the 1970s and tells the story of a family hiding from the government in rural Argentina.
Kamchatka was Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards in the foreign language film category.
The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life.
After witnessing the "disappearance" of dissident friends, a human rights lawyer (Ricardo Darín) and his research scientist wife (Cecilia Roth) flee the city and hide from the military police in a vacant summer house. With them are their two kids: Harry, who is fascinated with the escape artistry of Harry Houdini, and El Enano, his little brother. ...
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