Kamchatka (2002)

Director:

Marcelo Piñeyro

Writers:

Marcelo Figueras (writer)
Marcelo Piñeyro (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2002 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Creer no es más que descubrir un par de secretos.

Plot Keywords:

Dictatorship | Parent Child Relationship | Safe House | Running | Buenos Aires Argentina

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Ricardo Darín	...	Dad
Cecilia Roth	...	Madre
Héctor Alterio	...	Grandfather
Fernanda Mistral	...	Grandmother
Tomás Fonzi	...	Lucas
Mónica Scapparone	...	Bertuccio's Mother
Milton De La Canal	...	Simon / El Enano / Tiny
Matías Del Pozo	...	Harry
Evelyn Domínguez	...	Niña Morena
Leticia Brédice	...	Teacher
Nicolás Cantafio	...	Bertuccio
Gabriel Galíndez	...	Military Guard
Maria Socas	...	Mom's Friend
Juan Carrasco	...	Priest
Demián Bugallo	...	School Mate

Also Known As:

Kamchatka (Italy) (Spain)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Argentina | Spain | Italy

Language:

Spanish | Swahili

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Spain:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | Italy:T | France:U

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Alquimia Cinema

Trivia:

Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Tu vida en 65' (2006)

See it if you get the chance

I watched this as part of a film festival 2 years ago and it still lives with me today. As tender and compelling a depiction of love within a family as it is an indictment of the atrocities of the Argentinian police state which left so many unaccounted for. Beautiful, measured acting and direction matched by the cinematography and scripting. The focus on the relationship between the father and his two sons is heart-rending - gentle, subtle details of their bond and love for each other heighten the sense of dread as the net closes in. The final scenes are real, devoid of Hollywood soft-focus sanitising. Behind this story are countless personal tragedies, the realization of which only serves to make the emotions flood deeper still within you. I saw this in Auckland, NZ, and at the end of the screening silence filled the auditorium. No one moved. A small group at the front, one with an Argentinian flag, formed a circle and held a silent prayer together. This is a film of real power, go and see it.