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Box 25 (2015)

Box 25 poster
Original title
Caja 25
Directed by
Delfina Vidal, Mercedes Arias
Genre
documentary film
Country
Panama
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

The film is about letters written by the men who built the Panama Canal. It gives a voice to the workers through their own words.

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What happens

Box 25 (Spanish: Caja 25) is a 2015 Panamanian documentary film directed by Mercedes Arias and Delfina Vidal. The film is about letters that were written by the men who built the Panama Canal. It was originally reported to be the Panamanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. However, when the final list was announced by the Academy, the film was not included. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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