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Crossing a Shadow (2007)

Crossing a Shadow poster
Original title
Una sombra al frente
Directed by
Augusto Tamayo San Román
Genre
drama film
Country
Peru
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man looks back on a troubled period in Peru's past. The film follows his personal journey as he confronts difficult memories and tries to understand what happened.

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What happens

Crossing a Shadow (Spanish: Una sombra al frente) is a 2007 Peruvian historical drama film directed and written by Augusto Tamayo. It was Peru's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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