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Director:
Writers:
Tristán Bauer (writer)
Miguel Bonasso (writer)
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Release Date:
8 September 2005 (Argentina) more
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The suicide of an old soldier buddy brings up some old memories for an Argentinian man. full summary | add synopsis
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14 wins & 8 nominations more
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Tribeca Journal 2006 Wrap-up
 (From ioncinema. 8 May 2006)

Tribeca 2006 winners!
 (From ioncinema. 8 May 2006)

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Tristan Bauer : a truly great film from the director of Después de la tormenta (1990) more (9 total)

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Also Known As:
Blessed by Fire (USA) (festival title)
Iluminados por el fuego (Spain)
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Runtime:
100 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Leguizamón mentions that over 290 veterans had committed suicide after the war, and indicates that this is the same as the name number of casualties there during the war. Argentine casualties during the war totalled 649, of which 321 were killed when the Admiral Belgrano was sunk. If Leguizamón was counting only the casualties on the Falklands themselves, his figure is roughly correct. Source: Wikipedia more
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Continuity: The sweat patterns on Leguizamón's jacket change in the two shots immediately after he leaves the infirmary. more

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Tristan Bauer : a truly great film from the director of Después de la tormenta (1990), 7 August 2008
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Author: Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France

Iluminados por el fuego is one of the finest anti war films.It is based on a book by Edgardo Esteban who fought at Falklands Islands as a soldier for more than 50 days.It is a sad tale of a journalist Esteban Leguizamón (Gastón Pauls) who is informed that his colleague at war Vargas (Pablo Ribba) has attempted to commit suicide as he was disturbed due to recurrent images of war.Esteban visits his colleague at hospital.This sad visit forces him to go back to the memories of the past.Argentinian auteur Tristan Bauer acquaints viewers with one of the most stupid wars waged at Falkland Islands (Islas Malavinas) in 1982 between Argentina and United Kingdom.Falklands war was horrendous for Argentina can be explained from the fact that it was responsible for the killing of more than 400 soldiers due to suicide.It is believed that some 267 soldiers lost their lives while they were defending the false pride of Argentina.Tristan Bauer shows us the madness of a futile war.His film proves that when a soldier dies, humanity also loses with him.Tristan Bauer is highly critical of Argentinian army generals who are shown as cowards.He tells that young soldiers have no choice but are forced to die for their motherland.

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