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Illiterate (2013)

Illiterate poster
Original title
Las analfabetas
Directed by
Moisés Sepúlveda
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly woman who cannot read or write hires a younger woman to teach her. The two form a careful friendship as they work through lessons and share their lives.

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What happens

Illiterate (Spanish: Las analfabetas) is a 2013 Chilean drama film directed by Moisés Sepúlveda.The script was written by Sepúlveda and Pablo Paredes, based on Paredes' own play. It was selected to be screened out of competition closing the Critics Week section at the 2013 Venice Film Festival, and at the 2013 SANFIC it won Best Chilean Picture and the Public Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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