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Title: The Red Squirrel (1993)
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| Emma Suárez | ... | Lisa | |
| Nancho Novo | ... | Jota | |
| María Barranco | ... | Carmen | |
| Karra Elejalde | ... | Antón | |
| Carmelo Gómez | ... | Félix | |
| Cristina Marcos | ... | Chica pelo azul | |
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Mónica Molina | ... | Chica pelo rojo |
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Ana Gracia | ... | Dra. Psiquiatra |
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Elena Irureta | ... | Begoña |
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Susana García Díez | ... | Eli (as Susana García) |
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Ane Sánchez | ... | Cristina |
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Eneko Irizar | ... | Alberto |
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Sarai Noceda | ... | Ana |
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Maite Yerro | ... | Nicola |
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Txema Blasco | ... | Jefe Neorologia |
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Jota is about to commit suicide. As he fighting against himself, trying to jump off a bridge, a girl riding a motorcycle falls off the bridge. He runs to help her, and goes with her to the hospital. She has forgotten even what her name is, and he invents her life. He makes up a name for her and tells her and the doctors that they live together as a couple for four years. The lie goes on for a while... Written by <oscar.esteban@p4.virtual.encomix.com>
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While struggling to have courage to jump off from a bridge to commit suicide, the musician Jota (Nancho Novo) that misses his girlfriend witnesses an accident with a motorcycle, with the rider falling down on the beach. Jota helps the unknown woman that has amnesia and goes in the ambulance with her to the hospital. Jota invents her name, calling her Lisa (Emma Suárez), and also that they have been living together for four years in his apartment nearby the beach. On the next morning, Jota visits Lisa, who is in session with the psychologist; then he leaves the hospital with her telling that she was discharged. Jota reinvents Lisa's past and travels with her to the camping "La Ardilla Roja", where they befriend the family of a taxi driver. When a stranger comes to the camping claiming that Lisa's name is Sophia indeed and that he is her husband, Jota feels trapped in his lies and questions whether Sophia has had amnesia.
"La Ardilla Roja" is a weird and entertaining love story, with an original and surrealistic screenplay and bizarre characters and situations. The gorgeous Emma Suárez has a stunning performance and shows a great chemistry with the odd and unusual Jota, performed by Nancho Novo. The climax with the arrival of Felix to the camp site is strange and a little disappointing, but the happy end fits well to the plot. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Esquilo Vermelho" ("The Red Squirrel")