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Release Date:
30 January 2009 (Spain) more
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Plot:
A story of a passionate sentimental initiation out of the ordinary; with a crime story and suspects, and two young characters. | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Strange choice for a comedy director more (2 total)

Cast

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Clara Lago ... Sandra
Álvaro Cervantes ... David
Adriana Ugarte ... Olga
Abel Folk
Victòria Pagès ... Madre de Sandra
Víctor Valdivia ... Rafa
Boris Ruiz ... Padre de David
Àngels Bassas ... Madre de David

Mary Murray ... Margaret
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordi Ballester
Àlex Batllori ... Jugador 2
Juanma Falcón ... Carlos

Andrea Guasch ... Chica colegio
Antonio Higueruelo ... Toni
Luz Juanes ... Mujer Dueño
Francesc Martinell ... Violador
Álex Martínez ... Chico basket 1
Sergi Ruiz
Javier Valdés ... Dueño coche
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Hanged Man (Europe: English title) (festival title)
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Runtime:
Germany:114 min (European Film Market) | Argentina:114 min
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Anachronisms: The story takes place in 1989 but the characters have a music CD of the Spanish group Pastora recorded in 2004. more
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Soy como dos more

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Strange choice for a comedy director, 12 January 2009
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Author: jose angel g from Spain

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The story revolves around some sort of teenage crazy love, and a very dramatic one. Sandra and David meet as kids and grow up together. While Sandra develops as a nice girl, David behavior is always at odds with the world, his unfriendly father, family, school, etc. They stay as friends until one day the affair takes a different dimension. Sandra soon discovers she is not exactly safe with David and, accepting his father suggestion, leaves for Dublin, where she intends to learn English. David follows her and, rebutted, is lost forever. It's a strange choice of film for a director who built a successful career doing some of the best Spanish comedies ever and has remained silent for a number of years. The script, based on a novel, never really gets as gutsy as it should considering the story. Clara Lago is really beautiful and sexy, but her counterpart, Alvaro Cervantes isn't as ominous and dangerous as the role would request. It's entertaining but never really goes as far as it should. As you would expect from a director as proficient as Gomez Pereira, all tech work is excellent.

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