Buenos Aires 100 Kilómetros
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| Buenos Aires 100 Kilómetros | |
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| Directed by | Pablo José Meza |
| Produced by | Pablo José Meza Natacha Rébora Pepe Salvia Eric Lagesse |
| Written by | Pablo José Meza |
| Starring | Juan Ignacio Perez Roca Emiliano Fernández Alan Ardel Hernan Wainstein Juan Pablo Bazzini |
| Music by | Nicolás Olivera |
| Cinematography | Carla Stella |
| Editing by | Andrés Tambornino |
| Distributed by | Panda Filmes |
| Release date(s) | December 8, 2004 |
| Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Argentina France Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
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Buenos Aires 100 Kilómetros (English: Buenos Aires 100 KM) is an Argentine, French, and Spanish, 2004 film, written and directed by Pablo José Meza.[1]
The picture stars Juan Ignacio Perez Roca, Emiliano Fernández, Alan Ardel, Hernan Wainstein, and Juan Pablo Bazzini.
The film was partly funded by INCAA.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells a coming of age story in a town 100 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
A group of five friends around thirteen years old begin to understand that the life is not simply about riding bicycles, playing soccer games, or, if they can, enjoying the summer.
Guido (Alan Ardel): works under his father’s orders and is sometimes rewarded with a beating.
Damian (Juan Pablo Bazzini): is an adopted child and, as such, suffers from an identity crisis that typically marks the teenage years.
Matias (Hernan Wainstein): is left outside his own house every night by his hateful parents.
Alejo (Emiliano Fernández): discovers that his mother has a lover and that women have desires and men have their failures.
Estaban (Juan Ignacio Perez Roca): is the goal-keeper of the football team and, as such, has the central role among his friends. Esteban draws his generosity from his family.
With their hormones kicking-in due to reaching puberty the boys become curious of women and begin to have sexual desires. Yet, they still have to deal with their parents and families.
They begin to spend time outside a women's hairdressing salon.
The five boys yearn to grow older faster and dream about a place outside of their small town.
[edit] Exhibition
The film was first presented at the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco on December 8, 2004. It opened wide in Argentina on February 10, 2005.
The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Toulouse Latin America Film Festival, France; the Cartagena Film Festival, Colombia; the Gramado Film Festival, Spain; the Huelva Latin American Film Festival, Spain; the Havana Film Festival, Cuba; and others.
[edit] Critical reception
The film was well received by film critics and at the various film festivals it was screened.
Sneersnipe Film Review, in a review from the Gramado Film Festival in Spain said, "Unpretentious and refreshingly touching, Pablo José Meza's film, Buenos Aires 100 KM, tells the ordinary story of a group of 5 Argentinean teenagers as they approach and apprehend the adult world and its brutal vanities for the first time."[2]
[edit] Cast and ratings
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| Argentina: | 13 |
| Brazil: | 12 |
| United States: | Not Rated |
- Juan Ignacio Perez Roca as Esteban
- Emiliano Fernández as Alejo
- Alan Ardel as Guido
- Hernan Wainstein as Matias
- Juan Pablo Bazzini as Damian
- Sandra Ballesteros as Raquel
- Rolly Serrano as Oscar
- Daniel Valenzuela as Horacio
- Adriana Aizemberg as Doña Anita
[edit] Awards
Wins
- Huelva Latin American Film Festival, Spain: Best New Director, Pablo José Meza; Silver Colon, Best Screenplay, Pablo José Meza; Special Jury Award, Pablo José Meza; 2004.
- Lleida Latin-American Film Festival: Best Film, Best Original Screenplay; Pablo José Meza; 2005.
Nominations
- Marrakech International Film Festival: Golden Star, Pablo José Meza; 2004.
- Cartagena Film Festival, Colombia: Golden India Catalina; Best Film, Pablo José Meza; 2005.
- Gramado Film Festival: Golden Kikito Latin Film Competition; Best Film, Pablo José Meza; 2005.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best First Film, Pablo José Meza; 2006.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Buenos Aires 100 Kilómetros at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Sneersnipe Film Review, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Panda Filmes Official web site.
- Buenos Aires 100 Kilómetros at the cinenacional.com (Spanish).
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