The Fish Child (2009)

Original title

El niño pez

Directed by

Lucía Puenzo

Genre

drama film, romance film, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Argentina, France, Spain

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

18+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 64 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Paraguayan maid and the daughter of an Argentine judge become entangled in a forbidden love affair. A violent turn of events forces them to flee their complicated lives.

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What happens

The Fish Child (Spanish: El niño pez) is a 2009 Argentine drama film directed by Lucía Puenzo. The film is a loose adaptation of Puenzo's first novel of the same name. The film premiered in the Panorama section at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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