Underplayed Gems

The Debt (1997)

The Debt poster
Original title
La deuda
Directed by
Manuel José Álvarez, Nicolás Buenaventura
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In Colombia, a mysterious character known as El Turco dies, then comes back to life, and dies again. The story follows the strange events and people connected to him.

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What happens

The Debt (Spanish: La deuda), officially called as La deuda (o la insólita muerte y no menos asombrosa resurrección y segunda muerte de Alí Ibrahim María de los Altos Pozos y Resuello, llamado El Turco), is a 1997 Colombian drama film directed by Manuel José Álvarez and Nicolás Buenaventura. The film script was also written by Buenaventura The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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