The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
- Original title
- La estrategia del caracol
- Directed by
- Sergio Cabrera
- Genre
- comedy film, comedy drama
- Country
- Colombia
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 96 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Tenants in an old Bogota house team up to fight an illegal eviction by a wealthy banker. A lawyer and a Spanish anarchist lead the group in a clever plan to outsmart the owner.
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What happens
The Strategy of the Snail (Spanish: La estrategia del caracol) is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film written by Humberto Dorado based on a story written by Ramon Jimeno, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives. The film is a winner of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Film Cinema Festival of Latin America. The film is about a group of tenants of an old house in the center of Bogotá who face an illegal eviction by the owner, an arrogant banker. The tenants are led by an untitled lawyer and a Spanish anarchist exile. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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