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Intimate Stories (2002)

Intimate Stories poster
Original title
Historias mínimas
Directed by
Carlos Sorín
Genre
drama film, comedy film, road movie
Country
Argentina, Spain
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 66 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three people in rural Patagonia each take a road trip for their own small dream. A traveling salesman wants to win a cake contest, an elderly man hopes to find his lost dog, and a new mother tries to surprise her husband. Their journeys unfold in simple ways that show the ordinary hopes of everyday life.

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What happens

Intimate Stories (Spanish: Historias mínimas) is a 2002 Argentine-Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Sorín and written by Pablo Solarz. The film was produced by Martin Bardi, Leticia Cristi, and José María Morales. It features, among others, Javier Lombardo, Antonio Benedicti and Javiera Bravo. This road movie chronicles three individual yet intertwined stories of ordinary people striving to follow their dreams in life. The picture unfolds in the southern Argentine region of Patagonia, and it was filmed in the Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia. The film captures many small details that make a realistic and moving depiction of life in southern Argentina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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