Whisky (2004)

Directed by

Pablo Stoll, Juan Pablo Rebella

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, Germany, Uruguay, Spain

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A reclusive sock factory owner asks his loyal employee to pretend to be his wife when his younger brother visits from Brazil. The three barely speak or show emotion, but small gestures reveal long-buried feelings of regret and affection.

slow-burnmelancholicunderstatedlonelydryly comictenderquietrestrained

What happens

Whisky is a 2004 tragicomedy film directed by Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll. The film stars Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, Ana Katz, and Daniel Hendler. It has sparse dialogue and the three principal actors play very rigid roles depicting little emotion. It was premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Un Certain Regard and FIPRESCI Awards. It was Rebella's last film as he died in 2006, two years after the release of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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