A Dot and a Line (2004)
"Punto y raya" (original title)

"Punto y raya" is the story of a young Colombian recruit who, while patrolling his country's border, is befriended by a Venezuelan adversary, and the tragic consequences of their relationship.

Director:

Elia Schneider

Writer:

Henry Herrera

Stars:

Roque Valero, Édgar Ramírez, Ramiro Meneses

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roque Valero	...	Cheito
Édgar Ramírez	...	Pedro
Ramiro Meneses	...	Guerrillero - Colombia
Daniela Alvarado	...	Yosmar Coromoto
Pedro Lander	...	Capitan
Dora Mazzone	...	Ana Maria
Rafael Uribe	...	Capitan - Colombia
Laureano Olivares	...	Sgt. Carrasco
Juan David Restrepo	...	Sgt. Requena
Yugui López	...	Narco
Roberto Hernández	...	Narco 2
Daniela Bascopé	...	Lutecia
Carolina López	...	Teniente
Eva Mondolfi	...	Bar Prostitute
Olga Henríquez	...	Cheito's Mother

Storyline

Cheito, a street-wise Venezuelan conscript, is thrown together with Pedro, a straight-arrow volunteer in the Colombian army, when one deserts his company and the other lives through an ambush. They must survive guerrillas, drug producers, corrupt narcotics officers, and each other as they bungle through the jungle: first they are enemies, then allies, then friends, until women and politics test their loyalties. Can pawns survive when powers clash?

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Plot Keywords:

volunteer | drugs | ambush | jungle | border | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Venezuela Chile Spain Uruguay

Language:

Spanish Sign Language Spanish

Release Date:

15 December 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Dot and a Line

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joel Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Venezuela's official submission for the 2005 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

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Connections

Featured in El Don (2006)

User Reviews

Good, Really Good

I'm Venezuelan, Usually I never liked Venezuelan movies, to exception of "Huelepega", I don't know, it never gets my attention, maybe on TV, but never in the cinema, it's like that. But when I seen it on DVD, ooh, is just Terrific!, it was a real good movie about our boundary-war situation with Colombia for many years, and it is represented by a "malandro" (like a thief) who was sent to the frontier to lend military service. You Know the rest. And if you don't, go to see it! It is very entertaining, if you like these movies about drugs, sex, holdups, fights, infidelity, etc. All made in my country, Venezuela, you won't be sorry

PD: Dora Mazzone has nice boobs, don't you think so?