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12 September 2003 (Italy)
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An extraordinary story of love, compassion and danger.
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Psychic powers and Videla's dictatorship...
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Irene Escolar | ... | Eurydice |
 | Fernando Tielve | ... | Orfeo / Enrico |
| Hector Bordoni | ... | Pedro Augustín (as Héctor Bordoni) |
 | Antonio Banderas | ... | Carlos Rueda |
 | Emma Thompson | ... | Cecilia Rueda |
 | Maria Canals-Barrera | ... | Esme Palomares (as Marí'a Canals) |
 | Rubén Blades | ... | Silvio Ayala |
 | Leticia Dolera | ... | Teresa Rueda |
| Anthony Diaz-Perez | ... | Policeman 1 (as Anthony Díaz Pérez) |
 | Luis Antonio Ramos | ... | Policeman 2 |
| Carlos Kaniowsky | ... | Rubén Mendoza (as Carlos Kaniowski) |
| Stella Maris | ... | Concepta Madrid |
| Concha Hidalgo | ... | Octavio Marquez's Grandmother |
| Ana Gracia | ... | Hannah Masson |
| Horacio Obón | ... | Victor Madrid |
| Amparo Valle | ... | Julia Obregon's Mother |
| Cielo Verano | ... | Julia Obregon |
| María Nydia Ursi | ... | Plaza Mother 1 (as Maria Nydia Ursi) |
| Elvira Villarino | ... | Plaza Mother 2 (as Elvira Villariño) |
| Araceli Dvoskin | ... | Plaza Mother 3 |
| Susana Salerno | ... | Plaza Mother 4 |
| Anahí Martella | ... | Plaza Mother 5 |
 | Kuno Becker | ... | Gustavo Santos |
| Pochi Ducasse | ... | Church Mother 1 |
| Alicia Palmes | ... | Church Mother 2 |
| Liz Balut | ... | Church Mother 3 |
| Teresa Mejias | ... | Nun 1 |
| Carola Noriega | ... | Nun 2 |
| Dan Trugman | ... | Lieutenant |
 | Anton Lesser | ... | General Guzmán |
| Vanesa Vélez | ... | Tango Dancer 1 |
| Andrés González | ... | Tango Dancer 2 |
 | John Wood | ... | Amos Sternberg |
 | Claire Bloom | ... | Sara Sternberg |
| Marzenka Novak | ... | Sasha |
 | Ernesto Hernández | ... | Duarte |
| Eusebio Lázaro | ... | Pereira |
| Vera Czemerinski | ... | Prisoner |
| Sara Fernández | ... | Marta (as Sara Fernandez) |
| María Borrego | ... | Nurse |
| Leonardo Azamor | ... | Prison Guard 1 (as Leo Azamor) |
| Rubén Laperuta | ... | Prison Guard 2 |
| Mariana Seligmann | ... | Guzman's Daughter (as Mariana Seligman) |
| Alejandro Rivas | ... | Prince Prospero |
| Miguel Antón | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Celia Arias | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Ana Armas | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Ana Paula Cidón | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Paris Galindo | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Marcos García Tizón | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| Marcos García Tizón | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Javier García-Villaraco | ... | Children Theatre Player (as Javier García Villaraco) |
| Yaiza Garzón | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| Tania Tamara González | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Eva Guitiérrez | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| Yamila Teresa Haro | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| Verónica Andrea Jiménez | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| Adaia López | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Jesús Nebreda | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Beatriz Rastrollo | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| Ana Senso | ... | Children Theatre Player |
| David Velduque | ... | Children Theatre Players |
| José Glusman | ... | Avrom Sternberg |
| Deborah Kors | ... | Señora Madrigal (as Debora Kors) |
| Débora Cuenca | ... | Girl 1 (as Debora Cuenca) |
| Camila Walker | ... | Girl 2 |
| Martina Sasso | ... | Girl 3 |
| Camila Sasso | ... | Girl 4 |
| Sofía Briano | ... | Girl 5 |
| Noelia Escobonson | ... | Girl 6 |
| Denise Aristimuño | ... | Girl 7 |
| Florencia Quiroles | ... | Girl 8 |
| Eliana González | ... | Girl 9 |
| Gonzalo San Martín | ... | Interrogation Officer |
| Alejandro Ares | ... | Diego Souza |
| Abian Vainstein | ... | Ernesto Souza |
| Héctor Malamud | ... | Stallholder |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | David Bendito | ... | Prision Guard 3 (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Christopher Hampton | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Lawrence Thornton | (novel) | |
| Christopher Hampton | (writer) | |
Produced by | |||
| José María Cunillés | .... | co-producer | |
| Kirk D'Amico | .... | executive producer | |
| Lourdes Diaz | .... | co-executive producer (as Lourdes Díaz) | |
| José Luis Escolar | .... | line producer | |
| Lucas Foster | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Diane Isaacs | .... | producer (as Diane Sillan Isaacs) | |
| Geoffrey C. Lands | .... | producer | |
| Elizabeth Mitchell | .... | associate producer | |
| Isabel Mulá | .... | co-producer | |
| Raúl Outeda | .... | producer: Argentina | |
| Michael Peyser | .... | producer | |
| Santiago Pozo | .... | producer | |
| Deborah Reissman | .... | associate producer | |
| Jordi Ros | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Philip von Alvensleben | .... | co-executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| George Fenton | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Guillermo Navarro | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| George Akers | |||
Casting by | |||
| Janey Fothergill | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bárbara Pérez-Solero | (as Bárbara Pérez Solero) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Bina Daigeler | (as Sabina Daigeler) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Manolo García | .... | hair stylist (as Manuel García) | |
| Pepito Juez | .... | additional makeup artist: Spain (as José Juez Daganzo) | |
| Ana Lozano | .... | makeup department head | |
| Carolina López | .... | assistant makeup artist: Spain | |
| Nancy Marignac | .... | assistant hair stylist: Argentina | |
| Concha Martí | .... | additional makeup artist: Spain | |
| Ana Mele | .... | assistant makeup artist: Argentina | |
| Pablo Morillas | .... | assistant hair stylist: Spain | |
| María Elena Pérez | .... | additional makeup artist: Spain (as María Elena Pérez Artiles) | |
| Morag Ross | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Thompson | |
| Nena Smarz | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Banderas (as Magdalena Smarz O'Carroll) | |
| Sabine Ulrich-Fury | .... | assistant makeup artist: Spain | |
Production Management | |||
| Polly Duval | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Patricia Nieto | .... | unit production manager: Spain | |
| Jonathan Perel | .... | unit production manager: Argentina | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Luis Arribas | .... | second assistant director: Spain | |
| Cecilia Atán | .... | third assistant director: Argentina (as María Cecilia Atán) | |
| Yvette Gurza | .... | second assistant director | |
| Jesús Liedo | .... | third assistant director: Spain | |
| Diego Nuñez | .... | third assistant director: Argentina (as Diego Núñez) | |
| Batan Silva | .... | first assistant director (as Sebastián Silva) | |
| María Álvarez | .... | second assistant director: Argentina | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jason Adams | .... | foley editor | |
| Federico Billordo | .... | additional recording engineer | |
| Andre Champagne | .... | sound re-recording mixer: theatrical trailer | |
| Stan Fiferman | .... | foley artist | |
| Peter Glossop | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Diane Greaves | .... | foley artist | |
| Jaime Guijarro | .... | sound apprentice: Spain | |
| Leon Horrocks | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Craig Irving | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tom Jenkins | .... | sound: ProTools | |
| Mark Lafbery | .... | foley mixer | |
| Christopher Lloyd | .... | dialogue editor (as Chris Lloyd) | |
| Dennis McTaggart | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Shaun Mills | .... | boom operator | |
| Alan Paley | .... | adr editor | |
| Steve Price | .... | sound engineer | |
| Sebastián Sonzogni | .... | sound cable man | |
| Christopher Wilson | .... | assistant sound re-recording mixer (as Chris Wilson) | |
| Steve Yeaman | .... | trailer sound designer | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Sule Bryan | .... | visual effects artist (as Sule Bryan-Hurst) | |
| Andy Burrow | .... | digital lab | |
| Sarah Coatts | .... | visual effects producer: main title sequence: yU+co. | |
| Kate Cuffin | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Ian Fellows | .... | visual effects artist | |
| David Fish | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Adam Glasman | .... | digital grader | |
| Jan Hogevold | .... | visual effects producer: Framestore CFC | |
| Alasdair MacCuish | .... | digital lab | |
| Scott Marriott | .... | visual effects artist (as Scott Marriot) | |
| Helen Nesbitt | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Tom Partridge | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Alex Payman | .... | visual effects artist | |
| John Sharp | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Maria Stroka | .... | digital lab | |
| Steve Tizzard | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Gavin Toomey | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Sophia Tufail | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Victor Wade | .... | digital compositor | |
| Rachel Ward | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Corrina Wilson | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Christine Wong | .... | visual effects artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Federico Cueva | .... | stunt coordinator: Argentina | |
| Pedro Fraile | .... | stunt player: Spain | |
| Pedro García García | .... | stunt player: Spain (as Pedro García) | |
| María José García | .... | stunt player: Spain | |
| Natalia Guijarro | .... | stunt player: Spain | |
| Luis M. Gutiérrez Santos | .... | stunt player: Spain (as Luis Manuel Gutiérrez) | |
| Ángel Gómez Fernández | .... | stunt player: Spain (as Ángel Gómez) | |
| William Hobbs | .... | fight coordinator | |
| Fernando Millán | .... | stunt player: Spain | |
| Álvaro Quiroga | .... | stunt coordinator: Spain | |
| Francisco Serrano | .... | stunt player: Spain | |
| Manuel Valle | .... | stunt double | |
| Camilo Vila Novoa | .... | stunt player: Spain (as Camilo Vila) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Vanessa Baker | .... | voice casting | |
| Cecilia Bayonas | .... | casting director: Spain | |
| Brendan Donnison | .... | voice casting | |
| Pablo Pérez Giménez | .... | extras casting: Argentina | |
| Manuel Sabio | .... | casting assistant: Spain | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Javier Aranda | .... | additional wardrobe: Spain (as Francisco Javier Aranda) | |
| María Christina Astudillo | .... | seamstress: Argentina | |
| Ana Cuerda | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Carla Danio | .... | wardrobe assistant: Argentina | |
| María Ángeles Gil | .... | additional wardrobe: Spain (as María Ángeles Gil Villa) | |
| Myriam Ibáñez | .... | wardrobe assistant: Spain | |
| Sonia Isla | .... | wardrobe assistant: Spain | |
| Ruth Llera | .... | additional wardrobe: Spain | |
| Ana López | .... | key wardrobe assistant | |
| María Manchado | .... | additional wardrobe: Spain (as María Manchado Ortega) | |
| Mary Matthews | .... | costume supervisor (as Mary Matthews-Smith) | |
| Gabriela Minzi | .... | seamstress: Argentina | |
| Teresa Mora | .... | additional wardrobe: Spain | |
| Roberta Pesci | .... | wardrobe assistant: Argentina | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gilbert Carreras | .... | film color timer | |
| Alec Gibson | .... | color timer | |
| Adam Glasman | .... | digital film grader | |
| Guillermo Grillo | .... | assistant editor: Argentina | |
| Sacha Guttenstein | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Keith Mason | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Daniel Mayoral | .... | film editing apprentice: Spain | |
| Paul Newson | .... | additional assistant editor | |
| Jason Wheeler | .... | negative cutter | |
| Pablo Zumárraga | .... | assistant editor: Spain | |
Music Department | |||
| Geoff Alexander | .... | orchestrator (as Geoffrey Alexander) | |
| Wagner Fulco | .... | musician | |
| Stefan Girardet | .... | music editor | |
| Isobel Griffiths | .... | musicians contractor | |
| Nicole Jacob | .... | music coordinator | |
| Tom Jenkins | .... | pro tools operator | |
| David Lawson | .... | music programmer | |
| Christopher Lloyd | .... | music editor (as Chris Lloyd) | |
| Steve Price | .... | music recording engineer | |
| Bill Silcock | .... | music preparation | |
| Graham Sutton | .... | music editor | |
| Christopher Violette | .... | executive in charge of music: Myriad Pictures | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Mariano Avellaneda | .... | transportation captain: Argentina | |
| Manuel Barquilla | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Federico Brizzio | .... | transportation assistant: Argentina | |
| Félix Buenate | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Marcelo Dujovne | .... | transportation production assistant: Argentina | |
| Francisco Díaz | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Florentino Fernández | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Juan Fernández | .... | production driver: Almería | |
| Pedro Hidalgo | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Roberto Holgado | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Fernando Hurtado | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Justo López | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Carlos Mas | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Olivia Sanz | .... | production driver: Spain | |
| Miguel Sánchez Busto | .... | production driver coordinator (as Miguel Sánchez) | |
| Juan Tabernero | .... | production driver: Spain (as Juan Taberner) | |
| Manuel Torres | .... | production driver: Spain | |
Thanks | |||
| Víctor Albarrán | .... | special thanks | |
| Benjamín Fernández | .... | thanks | |
| Claire Simpson | .... | thanks | |
Production Companies
- Multivideo
- Arenas Entertainment
- Myriad Pictures
- Green Moon Productions
- Imagining Argentina Productions Ltd.
- Mike's Movies
- Tide Rock Entertainment
- Arenas Entertainment (2004) (USA)
- Fine Films (Japan) (theatrical)
- SPI International (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
- All Media Company (2010) (Russia) (all media)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI)
- La Fabrique de Films (France) (all media)
- Manga Films (Spain)
- Nordisk Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Pyramid (Russia)
- Teleview International (2003) (Lebanon) (TV) (Middle East)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
- Efe-X (special effects: Spain)
- Framestore CFC (digital visual effects)
- Fx Stunt Team (special effects: Argentina)
- YU.Co (end title design)
- YU.Co (main title sequence)
- Ace Image camera rental
- Afer Hosteleros catering: Spain
- Alquasub underwater facilities
- Alquimia Cinema props (as Alquimia)
- Angel Recording Studios music recorded at
- Best Choice vehicles (Argentina)
- Bluescreen S.L. underwater photography
- Calle Cruzada avid rental: Spain
- Calle Cruzada production services: Spain
- Cherokee Luz lighting equipment
- Cine Image Film Opticals opticals (as Cineimage)
- Cinearte projection room
- Cinearte sound studio
- Cinesol production equipment
- Cinégrip dolly rental (as Cine Grip)
- Cornejo wardrobe rental
- Cuadro A Cuadro avid rental: Argentina
- Cámarás & Luces camera: grip and electrical rental
- DeLuxe Laboratories laboratory: UK
- EPC camera rental: Spain
- EPC dolly rental
- Estudios el Alamo filming studio
- Film Finances completion guarantor
- Industrias Audiovisuales Argentinas S.A. laboratory: Argentina
- JL Light theatrical lighting equipment
- Jason Wheeler Film Services negative cutting
- Kodak film stock
- London Editing Machines Ltd. avid rental: UK
- MJJ Realización Decorados Cine y TV set production (as MJJ Decorados)
- Madrid Film S.A. laboratory: Spain
- Marbella Casting Agencia 2001 extras casting Spain (as Agencia 2001)
- Mateos props
- Mengíbar props
- Mensavision shooting facilities
- NBC News Archives stock footage
- Palace Costume and Prop Co. wardrobe rental (as Palace Costume)
- Post-Sum post-production accountant
- Salon Productions sound editing equipment
- Sol Communicaciones unit publicist: Argentina
- Space Keepers shooting facilities
- Steadyquin steadicam rental
- Trebejos Films production services: Argentina
- Twickenham Studios re-recording facilities (as Twickenham Film Studios)
- Villegas Bros., The casting director: Argentina
- Zoo Films animal wrangler
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Rated R for violence/torture and brief language
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107 min
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Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | South Korea:15
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When it became clear that two additional scenes would help the script, a) the quarrel about whether Cecilia should publish her article and b) the flashback scene why the Cecilia and Carlos got married, there was a little competition going on between 'Christopher Hampton' and 'Emma Thompson', who both wrote their versions of those scenes. Emma Thompson's version of the flashback scene finally was agreed on.See more »
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Antonio Banderas plays a theatre director whose wife (Emma Thompson) has been kidnapped by the Secret Service of Argentinian's Videla's dictatorship (1976-1983). Soon he discovers he has sort of a psychic power that allows him to predict the future, and to find out what has happened to her wife and to some of the other missing people (there were +/- 30000 missing people during Videla's dictatorship). Now I wonder: Is it necessary to introduce that paranormal stuff in a movie about Argentinian dictatorship? I mean, you got one of the most cruel and repressive dictatorships ever, and that's enough to make a shocking movie. The psychic powers, the vissions of Banderas' character detract the attention from the main line: the denunciation of that regimen led by General Videla and supported by USA Government, and the atrocities that were committed, the sistematic violation of human rights, and so... Especially when you have two well known stars in the cast, and the movie may have some international impact (which didn't have any of the argentinian movies that talked about the same issue).
Anyway, some parts of the movie perfectly portraits the lack of freedom in Argentina along those 7 years, and there are some sequences really shocking (in particular the ones at the prison where Emma Thompson's character gets imprisoned -and tortured, and raped-). Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson play their roles with so much intensity, especially Mrs. Thompson, one of the best dramatic actresses from the last 20 years (in my opinion).
That's all. I just want to add that this kind of movies are so necessary, people need them not to forget some of the darkest passages of human history. Especially they need them there in the United States Of America, where no one knows a thing about latin-american dictatorships (most of them supported by the White House).
My rate: 7/10