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3 January 2007 (France)
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In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture...
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26 wins
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8 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
400 Screens, 400 Blows - Sleepers of 2008
(From Cinematical. 18 December 2008, 8:15 AM, PST)
Gilles Jacob's picks for 08' edition of the Cannes Résidence
(From ioncinema. 26 March 2008)
'Road' leads to top nods at Miami fest
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2007)
(From Cinematical. 18 December 2008, 8:15 AM, PST)
Gilles Jacob's picks for 08' edition of the Cannes Résidence
(From ioncinema. 26 March 2008)
'Road' leads to top nods at Miami fest
(From The Hollywood Reporter. 13 March 2007)
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Hail and Farewell to Angel Tavira
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Cast
(in credits order) | Ángel Tavira | ... | Don Plutarco |
 | Gerardo Taracena | ... | Genaro |
| Dagoberto Gama | ... | Capitán |
| Mario Garibaldi | ... | Lucio |
| Fermín Martínez | ... | Teniente |
| Silverio Palacios | ... | Comandante Cayetano |
| Octavio Castro | ... | Zacarías |
| Mercedes Hernández | ... | Jacinta |
| Gerardo Juárez | ... | Pedro |
| Ángeles Cruz | ... | Jefa Guerrilera 1 |
| Norma Pablo | ... | Jefa Guerrilllera 2 |
| Ariel Galvan | ... | Joaquín |
| Amorita Rasgado | ... | Prostitutas |
| María Elena Olivares | ... | Doña Lupe |
| Esteban Castellanos | ... | Manuel |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| José Avilez | ... | Campesinos torturados |
| Carlos Balderrama | ... | Soldado |
| Francisco Casasola | ... | Cabo |
| José Castilla | ... | Soldatos |
| Carolina Cervantes | ... | Prostitutas |
| Cornelia Cruz | ... | Vendedora |
| Jimena Dominguez | ... | Nina del final |
| Manuel Dominguez | ... | Jovene Golpeados |
| Mauricio Dominguez | ... | Jovene Golpeados |
| Cristina Domínguez | ... | Despazada |
| Benito Hernandez | ... | Campesinos cantina |
| Cristian Martínez | ... | Campesinos torturados |
| Justo Martínez | ||
Directed by | |||
| Francisco Vargas | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Francisco Vargas | ||
Produced by | |||
| Ángeles Castro | .... | producer | |
| Hugo Rodríguez | .... | producer | |
| Francisco Vargas | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Armando Rosas | |||
| Cuauhtémoc Tavira | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Martín Boege | |||
| Oscar Hijuelos | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ricardo Garfias | |||
| Francisco Vargas | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Claudio Contreras | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rafael Ravello | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Rubén Molina | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Matías Barberis | .... | sound designer | |
| Eric Dounce | .... | co-sound designer | |
| Esteban Golubicki | .... | foley recordist | |
| Isabel Muñoz | .... | sound (as Isabel Muñoz Cota) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Max Blasquez | .... | digital artist | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Fabian García | .... | assistant on-line editor | |
| Adriana Martínez | .... | first assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Ramirez Francisco Juan Antonio | .... | production accountant | |
| Veronica Novelo | .... | production coordinator | |
Thanks | |||
| Jaime Romandia | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Canana Films (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
- Bodega Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Film Movement (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmoptimistene (2007) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Pachamama Cine (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Arkles Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Manana (2007) (Poland) (all media)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"The Violin" - International (English title), USA (new title)
"El Violin" - UK
"Keman" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Le violon" - France
"O Violino" - Brazil
"Skrzypce" - Poland
"To violi" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
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"El Violin" - UK
"Keman" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Le violon" - France
"O Violino" - Brazil
"Skrzypce" - Poland
"To violi" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
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98 min
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Ángel Tavira won the best actor award in the Cannes Film FestivalSee more »
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Don Plutarco:The music is over.See more »
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Although it flirts with agitprop and its stereotypes, The Violin is ultimately a small, moving, human drama centered on the perseverance, against a ruthless military government, of a poor, frail, self-effacing grandfather and his family. The late Ángel Tavira is excellent as the grandfather -- the human face of an underground resistance -- whose weapon of choice is a violin. The long shots, in black-and-white, of Tavira on his borrowed mule reminded me of the scene in The Grapes of Wrath where Tom Joad leads his family of Dust Bowl émigrés across the ridge of a California hill or the panoramic shots of Sicilian hillsides in Godfather II. It's man in nature, man against a heavily armed nature, and tragically nature wins. Good independent film.