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25 Watts (2001)

25 Watts poster
Directed by
Pablo Stoll, Juan Pablo Rebella
Genre
comedy drama
Country
Uruguay
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three teenagers roam their poor Montevideo neighborhood on a summer Saturday. They hang out, get into minor trouble, and struggle with their lives.

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What happens

25 Watts is a 2001 Uruguayan urban comedy drama film directed and written by the partnership of Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The independent film picture stars Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, and Alfonso Tort, as it revolves around three teenagers and their struggles in a sleazy neighborhood of Montevideo on a summer Saturday. The film received a total of ten awards and three additional nominations, including Best Feature Film Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Best First Feature Film Award at the Havana Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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