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The Education of Fairies (2006)

The Education of Fairies poster
Original title
La educación de las hadas
Directed by
José Luis Cuerda
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina, France, Portugal, Spain
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 28 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man copes with the loss of his wife in a plane crash and meets a woman while taking care of his son. They develop a relationship that helps them both heal from past pain.

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What happens

The Education of Fairies (Spanish: La educación de las hadas) is a 2006 drama film directed by José Luis Cuerda. It is a co-production by companies from Spain, France, Argentina, and Portugal (Tornasol Films, Finales Felices, Messidor Films, Lazennec, Pol-Ka Producciones, Madragoa Filmes). It is based on the 2000 novel L'Éducation d'une fée by Didier Van Cauwelaert and primarily shot in Spanish, with some dialogue in French. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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