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| Directed by | Juan José Campanella |
| Produced by | Adrián Suar Fernando Blanco Geraldo Herrero José Estrada Mora |
| Written by | Juan José Campanella Fernando Castets Juan Pablo Domenech |
| Starring | Ricardo Darín Eduardo Blanco Mercedes Morán Valeria Bertuccelli |
| Music by | Ángel Illaramendi |
| Cinematography | Daniel Shulman |
| Editing by | Camilo Antolini |
| Release date(s) | May 20, 2004 (Argentina) June 8, 2005 (United States) |
| Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Moon of Avellaneda (Spanish: Luna de Avellaneda, also known as Avellaneda's Moon in English) (2004) is an Argentine film, directed by Juan José Campanella, and written by Campanella, Fernando Castets and Juan Pablo Domenech. The film stars Ricardo Darín in his third collaboration with Campanella and Eduardo Blanco in his fourth collaboration, as well as Mercedes Morán and Valeria Bertuccelli.[1]
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Román Maldonado (Ricardo Darín) was born during a carnival fair held at "Luna de Avellaneda," a sports and social club located in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province. He is made a member for life, and the club becomes a central part of his life.
The club used to have over 8,000 members in its heyday, but in the 2000s membership has dwindled to some 300. The place is decaying and the gatherings are hardly what they used to be. To top things off, Román discovers his wife is having an affair, and their marriage finds itself at its worst.
Together with Amadeo Grimberg (Eduardo Blanco) and Graciela (Mercedes Morán), friends from the club, he must fight fight for the survival of the place before it is bought and a bingo parlor is built in its place.
The film chronicles the ups and downs of this fight, as well as Amadeo's struggling relationship with Cristina (Valeria Bertuccelli) and Román's family crisis. In the end, a vote to keep the club alive is defeated 33 to 26, and the main characters find themselves parting ways in a bittersweet manner. The ending is however upbeat, as Román finds hope in finding his old club credential, and together with Amadeo hints that they will start a new one.
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