Whisky (2004)

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with ... See full summary »

Directors:

Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll

Writers:

Gonzalo Delgado, Juan Pablo Rebella

Stars:

Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani

23 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrés Pazos	...	Jacobo Koller
Mirella Pascual	...	Marta Acuña
Jorge Bolani	...	Herman Koller
José Pedro Bujaruz	...	Don Ivan
Verónica Perrotta	...	Karina (Factory worker 1) (as Verónica Perrota)
Mariana Velazques	...	Factory worker 2
Fernando Pereyra	...	Diariero
Nacho Mendy	...	Foreign exchange teller (as Ignacio Mendy)
Jorge Temponi	...	Foreign exchange teller
Antonio Baldomir	...	Sánchez
Francisca Barreira	...	Young girl singer
Dumas Lerena	...	Don Isaac
Carlos Colacce	...	Bus Passenger
Daoiz Vila	...	Bus Passenger
Cecilia Fernandez	...	Bus Passenger

Storyline

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

brother brother relationship | uruguay | fake marriage | first anniversary | anniversary of mother's death | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Juan Pablo Rebella's last film.

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Quotes

[having breakfast]
Herman Koller: [to break silence] Marta... Is it spelled with "h"?
Marta Acuña: No, with no "h".
Herman Koller: Sure, otherwise it'd be "Martha".
[They briefly laugh]
Herman Koller: And your last name?
Marta Acuña: Acuña... with no "h".
Herman Koller: [giggles] Ok. "Martha Hacuña".

User Reviews

Routine, boredom... say Whisky!!!

I recently saw this masterpiece of Latin American cinema. I've always taught that you don't need a big budget to make a big movie. Great movies relay on a great message, a solid statement. On this particular case "Whisky" from the beginning makes a point through its own images and pace. The viewer gets immersed in a routine, a horrible way of life of the main character (Jacobo Koller) that consists of living with no ambition, owning a horrible sock factory and going home with nothing... not a smile, not a desire, nothing, just the same routine over and over again. At the beginning when we see the same shots over and over, it seems like the movie is insisting upon itself, but is too important to state the point of the routine. We, as viewers get tired of watching this terrible life, imagine what it would be to live this life. When the main characters brother (Herman Koller) comes to Uruguay (a far more successful,and younger brother, that lives in Brazil), Jacobo asks Marta (an employee of his) to pretend she's his wife, probably to avoid criticism from his brother and to bare his brother's trip to Uruguay with someone else. Marta has the same features as Jacobo she lives a life of routine, with no surprises, nothing to take her out of her boredom. She's shy, and retrieved within herself, there will be a couple of scenes when we can see that probably Marta has been like this since she was a girl. Her relationship with Herman grows, she's in movement she wants something new. As for Jacobo he doesn't feel anything for life he's pessimistic, stubborn, a man with no dreams. The movie invites us to review our own life, are we going in a direction of routine and boredom? or are we looking for something new? Sometimes we can find that breath of life in the smallest of places, in the most unconventional of places, a book, a movie, a song, a trip, a person anything can give us something to live. Marta surely received that breath, and we all can.

Details

Official Sites:

MK2 [France] Official site [Italy]

Country:

Uruguay Argentina Germany Spain

Language:

Spanish Portuguese Italian

Release Date:

10 December 2004 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Hymyä huuleen

Filming Locations:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$633,761

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pandora Filmproduktion, Ctrl Z Films, Rizoma Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1