Valentin (2002)

An 8-year-old boy, raised by his grandmother, is surrounded by problems in his family he finds only himself capable of solving.

Director:

Alejandro Agresti

Writer:

Alejandro Agresti

Stars:

Rodrigo Noya, Alejandro Agresti, Julieta Cardinali

14 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rodrigo Noya	...	Valentín
Carmen Maura	...	Abuela
Julieta Cardinali	...	Leticia
Jean Pierre Noher	...	El tío Chiche
Mex Urtizberea	...	Rufo
Lorenzo Quinteros	...	Hombre del bar
Alejandro Agresti	...	El padre
Carlos Roffé	...	Dr. Galaburri
Marina Glezer	...	La maestra
Stéfano Di Gregorio	...	Roberto
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Fabián Vena	...	El cura

Storyline

In 1967 Buenos Aires, eight year old Valentín lives alone with his poor widowed paternal grandmother. He has not seen his mother since he was three. His grandmother tells him that his mother was unfaithful to his father. Regardless, Valentín still misses her. His womanizing father, Vincente, is on the most part absent as a traveling salesman, he who seems more concerned about his own fortunes than sending money home to take care of his mother and son. Valentín has dreams like most young boys, his primary one being to become an astronaut. He believes the work that he does building rocket models and space suits will assist the NASA space program, and he does whatever he can, such as walk around in heavy shoes to simulate zero gravity and hold his breath underwater, in his pursuit of becoming an astronaut, despite being slightly cross-eyed and near-sighted, which he believes will not hinder his chances. But without really realizing it, he wants more than anything to be part of a nuclear ...

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | friend | rocket | nasa | abusive father | 

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Taglines:

Cupid just turned eight.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and language

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax Films [United States] Official site [Argentina] (Spanish)

Country:

Argentina Netherlands France Spain Italy

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

6 February 2003 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Valentin

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

ARS 63,434 (Argentina) (16 September 2003)

Gross:

$275,363 (USA) (22 August 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Floor Features, De Productie, RWA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min 79 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

About 300 boys were seen for the part of Valentin.

User Reviews

Brilliant!

What a relief. What a movie. What a simple and beautiful message. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Why is it so hard to find a movie like this? Never too sentimental, never cheesy, but full of fantasy and realism at the same time. How does he do it? I can only say... go see it!