The Bad Intentions (2011)

Original title

Las malas intenciones

Directed by

Rosario García-Montero

Genre

drama film

Country

Peru, Germany

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl from a troubled family experiences the political violence in 1980s Peru. The story follows her journey through a world of adult conflict and personal fear.

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What happens

The Bad Intentions (Spanish: Las malas intenciones) is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Rosario García-Montero. The film premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. It won the award for Best Latin American Feature Film at the 2011 Mar del Plata Film Festival. It was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. The film's lead actress Fátima Buntinx was nominated for a Young Artist Award as Best Young Actress in an International Feature Film. It is a co-production between Peru, Argentina and Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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