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Year of the Nail (2007)

Year of the Nail poster
Original title
Año uña
Directed by
Jonás Cuarón
Genre
drama, romance
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is a story told through real still photographs taken over a year. It follows a young man's relationship with his girlfriend and his family. The images capture ordinary moments that add up to a portrait of love and change.

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What happens

Year of the Nail (Spanish: Año uña) is a 2007 Mexican film written and directed by Jonás Cuarón. The film is told entirely through still photographs that the director took of his real life over the course of a year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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