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The Student (2011)

The Student poster
Original title
El estudiante
Directed by
Santiago Mitre
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A university student in Buenos Aires gets drawn into student politics and activism. The film follows his gradual involvement and the shifting dynamics within the student groups.

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What happens

The Student (Spanish: El estudiante) is a 2011 Argentine drama film written and directed by Santiago Mitre. The film stars Esteban Lamothe as Roque, a student at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Social Sciences who finds himself immersed in the world of student activism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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