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Metal and Melancholy

Original title: Metaal en melancholie
  • 19941994
  • 1h 20m
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7.9/10
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Metal and Melancholy (1994)
DocumentaryDrama
In 1992, Peru was just emerging from one of its darkest moments in its entire republican history (1821- onwards). A cataclysmic economic meltdown and over 10 years of death and conflict brou... Read allIn 1992, Peru was just emerging from one of its darkest moments in its entire republican history (1821- onwards). A cataclysmic economic meltdown and over 10 years of death and conflict brought upon by the Sendero Luminoso guerrilla had left deep scars in the Peruvian population.... Read allIn 1992, Peru was just emerging from one of its darkest moments in its entire republican history (1821- onwards). A cataclysmic economic meltdown and over 10 years of death and conflict brought upon by the Sendero Luminoso guerrilla had left deep scars in the Peruvian population. Furthermore, Alberto Fujimori had just dissolved the congress and senate in order to obta... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
191
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
172,763
30,323
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    • Director
      • Heddy Honigmann
    • Writers
      • Peter Delpeut
      • Heddy Honigmann
    • Stars
      • Víctor Talledo
      • Señor English
      • Mercedes Aguilar
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    • Director
      • Heddy Honigmann
    • Writers
      • Peter Delpeut
      • Heddy Honigmann
    • Stars
      • Víctor Talledo
      • Señor English
      • Mercedes Aguilar
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    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Víctor Talledo
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    Señor English
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    Mercedes Aguilar
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    Jorge Rodríguez Paz
    • Self - Taxi Driver
    Mario de la Vega
    • Self
    • (as Mario de la Vega y familia)
    Carlos León
    • Self
    Javier Hidalgo
    • Self
    Niño Jorge
    • Self
    José Luis Giuria
    • Self
    Adelina Rojas
    • Self
    David Gutiérrez
    • Self
    Severino Cano
    • Self
    Aníbal Guerra
    • Self
    Emilia Morales
    • Self
    Julio Gutiérrez
    • Self
    Jesús Guzmán
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    • Director
      • Heddy Honigmann
    • Writers
      • Peter Delpeut
      • Heddy Honigmann
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    • Trivia
      Jorge Rodríguez Paz is a real life actor in Peru and has appeared in all the titles he describes in the film as well as in other famous films ( 'What the Eye Doesn't See' from 2003 and 'The Motorcycle Diaries' from 2004 among others) later on.
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      Featured in Allemaal film: Zoeken naar de werkelijkheid (2007)

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Metall och Melankoli
    • Filming locations
      • Lima, Peru
    • Production companies
      • Ariel Film
      • Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS)
      • Pieter Van Huystee Film and Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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