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Chronicle of a Boy Alone ()

Crónica de un niño solo (original title)
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CHRONICLE OF A BOY ALONE, is an indictment of a fascist regime running roughshod over its most vulnerable citizens, its children. Focusing on the bleak life of eleven-year-old bad boy Polin, who's been abandoned by his family and sent to... See more »

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Polín
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Oficial of Justice
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Phisical Training (as Óscar Espíndola)
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Fiori
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Police
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Fabián
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The Girl
Carlos Lucero
Mario Pena
Juan Valunes
Amadeo Sáenz Valiente
Juan Castro ...
Child #1
Juan Delicio ...
Child #2
Carlos Medrano ...
Child #3
Miguel Medrano ...
Child #4
Jorge Puente ...
Child #5
Óscar Saraceni ...
Child #6
Néstor Tricarico ...
Child #7
Jorge Cabello ...
Child #8
Roberto Domínguez ...
Child #9
Carlos González ...
Child #10
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Directed by

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Leonardo Favio

Written by

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Leonardo Favio ... ()
 
Jorge Zuhair Jury ... () (as Zuhair Jury)

Produced by

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Walter Achugar ... associate producer
Luis DeStefano ... producer
Isidro Miguel ... executive producer

Cinematography by

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Ignacio Souto

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Gerardo Rinaldi
Antonio Ripoll

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Jorge Bruno ... assistant makeup artist / makeup designer
Orlando Vilone ... makeup artist / makeup designer

Production Management

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Alberto Tarantino ... production manager (as Alberto Tarantini)

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Juan Carlos Codazzi ... first assistant director
Eliseo Subiela ... assistant director
Francisco Vassallo ... assistant director

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María Vaner ... set designer

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Walter Ferrazaza ... assistant sound (as Walter Ferazza)
Francisco Zapata ... sound

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Domingo D'Atry ... gaffer (as Domingo D'Atri)
Enrique Filipelli ... camera operator
Roberto Maccari ... first assistant camera
Ignacio Souto ... lighting technician
Alfredo Suárez ... still photographer

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Domenico Cimarosa ... theme music composer
Benedetto Marcello ... theme music composer

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Leopoldo Torre Nilsson ... dedicatee

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Plot Summary

CHRONICLE OF A BOY ALONE, is an indictment of a fascist regime running roughshod over its most vulnerable citizens, its children. Focusing on the bleak life of eleven-year-old bad boy Polin, who's been abandoned by his family and sent to live in a state-run orphanage, it's also a moving portrait of the human spirit imprisoned by the chains of well-intentioned fools. Inside the harsh confines of the supposedly beneficial institution, Polin and his fellow inmates must deal with constant physical and psychological abuse by the staff, as well as the natural emotional tensions brought on by their own burgeoning adolescence. But through it all, they manage to keep their hopes alive with optimistic talk of freedom and bold plans of escape. One day, when the opportunity finally arises, and Polin learns that freedom, too, has its price. Written by Jim Stark

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Also Known As
  • Chronicle of a Boy Alone (United States)
  • Chronicle of a Boy Alone (World-wide, English title)
  • Chronicle of a Boy Alone (United Kingdom)
  • Cronica de um menino Só (Brazil)
  • Chronicle of a Lonely Child
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  • 79 min
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Trivia The film was chosen in a 2000 poll of critics and journalists as the best film ever made in Argentina. See more »

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