Lake Tahoe (2008)

Directed by

Fernando Eimbcke

Genre

drama film

Country

Mexico

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy tries to find a new engine part after crashing his family car. The story shows his search and the grief his family feels after his father's recent death.

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What happens

Lake Tahoe is a 2008 Mexican drama film, directed by Fernando Eimbcke. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on February 9, 2008 and won ten awards, including two Silver Ariels for best supporting actor (Hector Herrera) and best director. The film follows a teenage boy who has crashed the family car and his prolonged attempts to find a new engine part to fix it. His and his family's grief at his father's recent death are also shown. The title is derived from a Lake Tahoe bumper sticker on the car. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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