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Kamchatka (2002)

Kamchatka poster
Directed by
Marcelo Piñeyro
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina, Italy, Spain
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1970s Argentina, a family hides in the countryside from the military dictatorship. The story follows their daily life and their struggle to keep their children safe and unaware of the danger.

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What happens

Kamchatka is a 2002 historical drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. It stars Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, Tomás Fonzi, Héctor Alterio and Leticia Bredice. The story is set in Argentina in the mid-1970s, during the country's last civil-military dictatorship, and chronicles the life of a family hiding from the military government in rural Argentina. Kamchatka was Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards in the foreign language film category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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