Underplayed Gems

El Cementerio de los Elefantes (2008)

El Cementerio de los Elefantes poster
Directed by
Tonchy Antezana
Genre
drama film
Country
Bolivia
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
8.9 of 10 from 105 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An alcoholic man spends his final seven days in a filthy room called the Presidential Suite in La Paz, Bolivia. As he nears death, he recalls his harsh childhood and youth.

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What happens

El cementerio de los Elefantes es una película dirigida por el director boliviano Tonchy Antezana, se estrenó en el año 2008, con mucho éxito.​ La historia se basa en las reliquias del escritor Víctor Hugo Viscarra,​ quien habla del alcoholismo de los marginales en la ciudad de La Paz, Bolivia. La película narra los últimos días de un alcohólico en un sitio denominado la "Suite Presidencial", un cuarto inmundo donde Juvenal pasará sus últimos 7 días, recordando su terrible niñez y juventud. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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