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Kindergarten (1989)

Kindergarten poster
Directed by
Jorge Polaco
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drama set in Argentina, it follows characters involved in a forbidden or controversial situation. The story explores personal conflicts and societal restrictions.

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What happens

Kindergarten is a 1989 Argentine drama film co-written and directed by Jorge Polaco, based on Asher Benatar's novel of the same name. It stars Graciela Borges, Arturo Puig and Luisa Vehil. It was banned from theaters one day short of its release, and remained unreleased in Argentina until 2010, when a restored copy premiered in Mar del Plata Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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