An inexplicable crack in the Pyrenees Mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity. As the geological fracture deepens and widens, the European community begins to disassociate ...
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| Federico Luppi | ... | Pedro | |
| Icíar Bollaín | ... | Maria (as Iciar Bollain) | |
| Gabino Diego | ... | Jose | |
| Ana Padrão | ... | Joana (as Ana Padrao) | |
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Diogo Infante | ... | Joaquim |
| Antonia San Juan | ... | Ministra Enriquez | |
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Rebeca Tébar | ... | Chica Del Peaje (as Rebeca Tebar) |
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Marques D'Arede | ... | Presidente de Portugal |
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Manuel Galiana | ... | Primer Ministro Español |
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An inexplicable crack in the Pyrenees Mountains provokes excitement and scientific curiosity. As the geological fracture deepens and widens, the European community begins to disassociate itself from the calamity, and panic ensues among tourists and residents attempting to escape. When Spain and Portugal physically separate from the continent, the detached Iberian peninsula aimlessly floats off to sea, becoming home to a group of god-like humans. Written by Erwin van Moll <max404@hotmail.com>
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19 September 2002 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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The anecdote of Saramago's novel may be novel in his hands, but that is because of his prose, his talent or his Nobel status. The adaptation origin of this movie is terrible. First is full of technical errors, continuity to start. Second problem is the dialogue. Every time Luppi speaks is to mouth a sentence. For a moment it seems Sluizer has a problem understanding Spanish, specially since all the actors lines are spoken in a stiff robotic manner. The mass chaos images are the saddest note. When the crowd is supposedly driven by panic, to catch a few extras laughing doesn't help the trick. The contrived plot is the last item This one I suffered until the end: the peninsula as a middle step between America and Europe may sound good in a high-school essay, but as the chore of the plot is a very poor excuse. I expected more from the director of The Vanishing (I should have remembered that he directed Crimetime too).