October (2010)

Original title

Octubre

Directed by

Diego Vega Vidal, Daniel Vega Vidal

Genre

drama film

Country

Peru

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely moneylender in Lima discovers a baby left with him after a brief encounter with a prostitute. He tries to care for the child while awkwardly seeking help from his neighbor and the woman who left the baby.

deadpanabsurdistslow-pacedmelancholicunderstatedlonelywryquietly comedic

What happens

October (Spanish: Octubre) is a 2010 black comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Daniel and Diego Vega Vidal. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It is a co-production between Peru, Spain and Venezuela. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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