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The Lips (2010)

The Lips poster
Original title
Los labios
Directed by
Santiago Loza, Iván Fund
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina, Spain
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three women work as healthcare providers in a remote rural area of Argentina. The film follows their daily interactions with local residents as they share meals and medical visits.

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What happens

The Lips (Spanish: Los labios) is a 2010 Argentine drama film directed by Iván Fund and Santiago Loza. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film opened theatrically in the United States at Maysles Cinema in June, 2011 as part of the Documentary in Bloom series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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