Underplayed Gems

Even the Rain (2010)

Even the Rain poster
Original title
También la lluvia
Directed by
Icíar Bollaín
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico, France, Spain
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 295 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A film crew goes to Bolivia to make a movie about Christopher Columbus. Meanwhile, the local population rises up against water privatization, creating conflict for the director and crew.

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What happens

Even the Rain (Spanish: También la lluvia) is a 2010 drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín and written by Paul Laverty. It is one of Icíar Bollaín's most ambitious films, internationally co-produced film by companies from Spain, Mexico and France. Shot in Bolivia, in the Chapare jungle, and in the city of Cochabamba, the film is a large production with more than 4,000 extras in total, with about 300 of the extras being indigenous people, as well as a team of 130 people and more than 70 locations, almost all of them outdoors. The film received nominations and awards internationally, including an Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film and three Goya Awards. It was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar for the 83rd Academy Awards, making the January shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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