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6.0/10   331 votes
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Director:
George Sluizer
Writers:
Yvette Biro (writer)
José Saramago (novel)
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Release Date:
19 September 2002 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
An inexplicable crack in the Pyrenees Mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity. As the geological fracture deepens and widens... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
A little bit too slow more (4 total)

Cast

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Federico Luppi ... Pedro

Icíar Bollaín ... Maria (as Iciar Bollain)
Gabino Diego ... Jose
Ana Padrão ... Joana (as Ana Padrao)
Diogo Infante ... Joaquim
Antonia San Juan ... Ministra Enriquez
Rebeca Tébar ... Chica Del Peaje (as Rebeca Tebar)
Simon Chandler ... Primer Ministro Ingles
Marques D'Arede ... Presidente de Portugal
Manuel Galiana ... Primer Ministro Espanol
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francisco Algora ... Capataz Espana
Raul Cano ... Ayudante De Pedro
Luis Castro ... Cientifico 3
Sixto Cid ... Entrevistador
Maria d'Aires ... Cientifico 2
Carlos Da Silva ... Gerente Hotel Jorge
Antonio de la Fuente ... Policia 2
Bárbara de Lema ... Reportero de TV Espana (as Barbara de Lema)
Jacobo Dicenta ... Policia 1
Raúl Fraire ... Ingeniero (as Raul Freire)
André Gago ... Gerente Hotel XXI (as Andre Gago)
Luis Maluenda ... Geologo
Juan Marquez ... Granjero
Marta Mateus ... Mujer De Servicio
Álvaro Moreno ... Reportero De La CNN (as Alvaro Moreno)
José Henrique Neto
Jose Nieto ... Medico
José Pires ... Reportera TV Lisboa (as Jose Pires)
Rui Pisco ... Experto
Fernando Ramallo ... Joven
Marta Revero ... Periodista De La CNN
Guillermo Rivas ... Cientifico 1
George Sluizer ... Portavoz U.E.
James Michael Taylor ... Capataz Texas
Julio Vélez ... Reportero De TV
Carlos Vieira de Almeida ... Dueno Del Bar
Manuel Wiborg ... Reportero Portugues (as Manuel Wilborg)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Jangada de Pedra (Netherlands) (Portugal)
Het stenen vlot (Netherlands)
La balsa de piedra (Spain)
The Stone Raft (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Canada:103 min (Montréal World Film Festival) | Canada:117 min
Country:
Spain | Portugal | Netherlands
Language:
Spanish | Portuguese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:K-3 | Netherlands:AL
Company:
Lusomundo more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A little bit too slow, 25 September 2003
5/10
Author: direi

The story itself out of the brilliant imagination of Nobel price winner José Saramago is for sure very interesting, specially if your are somehow related to the culture of Portugal and Spain:

The entire Iberian peninsula cracks off the European continent and starts to float on the ocean. A couple of people that are somehow in a strange way related to the event join together to... well - that is the point. It does not get clear what they are actually trying to find. They are travelling through Portugal and Spain, there are some interesting events and even some relationships, but the true mystery is not solved or even investigated by them. At the same time the story develops a little bit too slow. The jokes that are introduced into the film seem a little bit forced (e.g. the running joke with the 2CV).

The question why all this happens remains unanswered until the end.

The film is not perfect, but still I do not regret that I watched it.

Maybe the film was designed for people that read the book, I will read it and this will hopefully help me to see also the film in a different light.

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