Whisky (2004)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Juan Pablo Rebella
Pablo Stoll

Writers:

Gonzalo Delgado (writer)
Juan Pablo Rebella (writer)

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (Norway)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something...

Plot Keywords:

Factory | Sock | Brothers | Pool | Fake Marriage

Awards:

20 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Andrés Pazos	...	Jacobo Koller
Mirella Pascual	...	Marta Acuña
Jorge Bolani	...	Herman Koller
Ana Katz	...	Graciela, the young wife
Daniel Hendler	...	Martín, the young husband
Verónica Perrotta	...	Jacobo's worker 1
Mariana Velazques	...	Jacobo's worker 2
Dumas Lerena	...	Isaac, Jacobo's client
Damián Barrera	...	Andrés, the receptionist
Alfonso Tort	...	Juan Carlos, the bellboy
Francisca Barreira	...	Young girl singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Baldomir	...	Sanchez
Hugo Bardallo	...	Cajero casino
Adrián Biniez	...	Dardo
José Pedro Bujaruz	...	Don Ivan
Alejandro Castiglioni	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Carlos Colacce	...	Pasajeros omnibus
Maria Belen De Leon	...	Patinadora
Gapo Delgado	...	Voz fotografo
Mariana Epstein	...	Vos esposa de Herman Köller
Gonzalo Eyherabide	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Cecilia Fernandez	...	Pasajeros omnibus
Fernando Fernandez	...	Croupier
Marta Gadpen	...	Mujer en la peluqueria
Graciela Kabzanes	...	Senora en el bano
Ronald Melzer	...	Juez de Lima
Ignacio Mendy	...	Empleados cambio
Maria Eugenia Mieres	...	Empleada confiteria
Marcos Moron	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Maiana Olazabal	...	Hijas de Herman Köller
Romina Peluffo	...	Chico de la Boutique
Fabricio Pereyra	...	Turista maquina de fotos
Fernando Pereyra	...	Diariero
Cecilia Plottier	...	Chica linda en el restaurant
Adelaida Rodriguez	...	Peluquera
Javier Santiago	...	Empleado estasia de servicio
Leonor Svarcas	...	Hijas de Herman Köller
Jorge Temponi	...	Empleados cambio
Jorge Todeschini	...	Hombre en la tribuna
Daoiz Vila	...	Pasajeros omnibus

Runtime:

99 min | Czech Republic:95 min (Karlovy Vary Film Festival) | Argentina:95 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain

Language:

Spanish | Portuguese | Italian

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:13 | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Company:

Pandora Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Juan Pablo Rebella's last film.

Quotes:

Marta Acuña: Namreh Rellok.
Herman Koller: Come again?
Marta Acuña: Your name spelled backwards. Herman Köller.
Herman Koller: How is that?
Marta Acuña: Namreh Rellok.
Herman Koller: Huh! That's great. Say something else.
Marta Acuña: Like what?
Herman Koller: Um..."Hello, how are you?".
Marta Acuña: Olleh, woh era ouy?
Herman Koller: [laughs] That's great. Say "the sea is choppy".
[...]

Subtlety is the keyword

This movie is a true gem. Perhaps not for everyone, but those who can appreciate subtle, sensitive films will not be disappointed. In fact, subtlety is the keyword in this film. Nothing is spelled out, nobody even raises his voice, and still the story is full of emotion. It's all about small gestures and unspoken words. Take the way the viewer initially discovers that Hernan is richer and more successful than his brother Jacobo. There's nothing about Hernan's clothing or his behaviour that suggests this, but Jacobo suspects that the pair of socks his brother gave him are more expensive than the pair Jacobo gave his brother. The movie is packed with these kind of small signals, and that is exactly its strength, together with the superb acting and the nice locations (the soccer stadium!). In that way, the movie is comparable to Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's style.