Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Graciana Chironi | ... | Emilia |
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Adelina Bielopolsky | ... | Tota |
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Ludmila Stancer | ... | Ludmila |
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Josefina Santín | ... | Josefina (as Josefina Santin) |
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Demófila Sáez | ... | Demófila (as Demofila Saez) |
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Nicolás López | ... | Matías (as Nicolas Lopez) |
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Liliana Capurro | ... | Marta (as Liliana Capuro) |
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Ruth Dobel | ... | Claudia |
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Marianela Pedano | ... | Yanina |
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Bernardo Forteza | ... | Oscar |
Elías Viñoles | ... | Gustavo (as Raul Viñoles) | |
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Carlos Resta | ... | Ernesto |
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Laura Glave | ... | Paola |
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Sol Ocampo | ... | Bebé |
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Leila Gomez | ... | Nadia (as Leila Gomez) |
On her 84th birthday, Emilia gets a call from her sister in Misiones inviting her to be matron of honor at a family wedding. Emilia tells her family that all of them are making the trip. Her two daughters, their husbands and children, one great-grandchild, and one child's friend jam into a camper van atop an old Chevy pickup. They leave from Buenos Aires. Engine trouble, a toothache, a stray dog, mosquitoes, and the heat complicate the journey. Cousins kiss, a melancholy brother-in-law tries to re-kindle an old flame, and the infant's father shows up uninvited. The screen is full of close ups. "Well, that's life," says Emilia. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
This is a drama more so than a comedy. The direction was very hands off, and the acting wasn't the best. The pacing was perfect, and the locations great. In this movie, a great grand mother is honored with an invitation to a wedding as the maid of honor. Despite the distance involved (crossing the length of Argentina), and the probable hardships they'll endure, she assembles the clan (an extended family of about a dozen people) and insists that everyone accompany her on this voyage. While I don't understand the Argentinean family ethic, the film assumes that this group acquiesces to their matrons desires. They pile into the only vehicle large enough to accompany the entire group (a dilapidated 1956 Chevy Viking camper), and set out on a journey. This movie is more about family relationships, than it is about the physical places they travel through. Crammed into a confining space, the group is forced to confront family issues in a positively charged atmosphere. Unfortunately the size of the cast hampers a thorough examination of these complex relationships. I liked the fact that the cast didn't consist of polished egos and competing actors. The dialog was sparse, but well drafted, and it worked splendidly with the pacing.