El Candidato (2016)

Directed by

Álvaro Velarde

Genre

comedy film

Country

Peru

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a satirical comedy, a man runs for political office in Peru. The film follows his campaign and the absurd situations he gets into.

satiricalwittylight-heartedpoliticalabsurdupbeatcomedicplayful

What happens

El Candidato (lit. 'The candidate') is a 2016 Peruvian political satire comedy film written and directed by Alvaro Velarde. Starring Manolo Rojas, Hernán Vidaurre and Guillermo Rossini. The film premiered on July 21, 2016, in Peruvian theaters. It won at the Figueira Film Art de Portugal Film Festival in the category of Best Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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