Amador
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About this item
Review
WINNER - Best Director (Iberoamerican Feature) - Guadalajara Int'l Film Festival
WINNER - Best Actress (Iberoamerican Feature) - Guadalajara Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Berlin Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Istanbul Film Festival
Official Selection - Sydney Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Miami Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - BFI London Film Festival
Official Selection - Lima Film Festival
Official Selection - Seattle Int'l Film Festival
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Well crafted and thoughtful! Successfully blends black comedy, lyricism and social critique. --Jonathan Holland, Variety
An absolute gem of a film! Keep an eye out for Amador - it is not to be missed. --Digital Kebab
Product Description
Marcela, a young immigrant with financial troubles, finds a summer job looking after Amador, a bed-ridden elderly man whose family is away. She thinks her problems are solved, but Amador dies shortly thereafter, putting Marcela in a predicament. His death leaves her jobless, something she can't afford to let happen. Faced with a difficult moral dilemma, Marcela will prove that death can't always stop life.
About the Actor
Peruvian actress Magaly Solier was discovered in 2006 by director Claudia Llosa, and has since combined both her acting and singing careers to great success, starring in award winners such as MADEINUSA, ALTIPLANO and the Oscar nominated film, THE MILK OF SORROW.
About the Director
Screenwriter and film director, Fernando was born in Madrid in 1968. He set out to study Fine Arts, however, due to a fateful administrative error, he ended up studying Film & Communication Studies in Madrid s Complutense University, where he received his bachelor s degree. In 2001 he directed his first full-length documentary, Caminantes, which won the Best Documentary Award at the Havana Film Festival, as well as at the Los Angeles and New York Latino Film Awards. In 2004 he founded his own production company, Reposado. AMADOR is the second feature film it produces.
ASIN: B006G1QDR6
VSKU: DBV.B006G1QDR6.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Magaly Solier|Fernando Leon De Aranoa
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!
ASIN: B006G1QDR6
VSKU: DBV.B006G1QDR6.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Magaly Solier|Fernando Leon De Aranoa
Binding: Dvd
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case will show wear, and may be in library packaging. Ships fast!
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