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Andres Doesn't Want to Take a Nap (2009)
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Original name: Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Drama starring Norma Aleandro, Conrado Valenzuela, Fabio Aste
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, disturbing, realistic, tense, suspense, melancholic, intense, political thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family relations, isolation, estrangement, dictatorship, family drama, relocation, death of mother, loss of innocence, child protagonist, grief, coming of age, father son relationship, danger, secrets, human rights, family conflict, political repression, curiosity, estranged father, social realism, trauma, neighborhood, grandmother, resilience, youth ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
argentina
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