Soñar no cuesta nada (2006)

Director:

Rodrigo Triana

Writers:

Jörg Hiller (writer)
Clara María Ochoa (idea)

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Colombia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Based on a true story, a group of 147 overworked and underpaid Colombian soldiers find the treasure they didn't seek; $46 million...

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Money | Colombia | Treasure | Drug

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Diego Cadavid	...	Lloreda
Juan Sebastián Aragón	...	Venegas
Manuel José Chávez	...	Porras (as Manuel José Chaves)
Carlos Manuel Vesga	...	Perlaza
Marlon Moreno	...	Tn Lizarazo
Verónica Orozco	...	Dayana
Carolina Cuervo	...	Herlinda
Carolina Ramírez	...	Herlinda
Carlos Vergara	...	Cabo Catano
Julián Díaz	...	Lozano
Luis Fuquen	...	Suarez
Lorena Meritano	...	Psicóloga
Federico Lorusso	...	Dueno Whiskeria
Valeria Celis	...	Simona
Gloria Gómez	...	Tendera

Also Known As:

A Ton of Luck (USA)

Runtime:

Colombia:100 min (theatrical version) | Argentina:100 min

Country:

Argentina | Colombia

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Colombia:12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Nilo, Cundinamarca, Colombia

Company:

Barakacine Producciones

Trivia:

Selected as Colombia's submission in the Best Foreign Film category for the 2007 Oscars.

Quotes:

Perlaza: Definitively, life with money is very different.

An Murderous Passion

When i hear about that Verónica Orozco was in a film called "Soñar no cuesta nada" well... i say...good! But then, i hear about the plot... well, i was not so informed about the case. Then i saw it... and i really think the movie is very good. A good proposal for the movies of my country.

The story talks about a group of soldiers that discovers a lot of money from an armed illegal group. They takes it. Based on a trues story that happens not so long time in Colombia, "Soñar no cuesta nada" is a movie of desire and feelings.

Here, much people has ideas and opinions about the lucky of those soldiers, well, you must know that the movie don't express any opinion about what happens. The movie just tell us about the facts and don't have any opinion about it. So, in this way the movie is good.

For other way, is a shame that some of the actors (a problem of all the movies of all the world) must to have the same people that we see in many films or in TV. But there is a thing that change me an opinion about one of the actors, Diego Cadavid. And is about his performance. I think now he is a good actor. Because as the paper of a soldier who want a "good" life with all the money, and he wants his money! A good topic of desire.

Please, this is a commentary of the film, i don't write anything about the events or the people who was involved in it. This is a good film with really good performances. See it when you can!!! And if you like great dances of beautiful women... you won't be sorry. I mean... Verónica Orozco is there... you want other reason?

*Sorry for the mistakes... well, if there any