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The Winter (2016)

The Winter poster
Original title
El invierno
Directed by
Emiliano Torres
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina, France
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An older ranch hand loses his job when a younger man is hired in his place at a remote estancia in Patagonia. The two men work alongside each other through a harsh winter.

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What happens

El Invierno (English: The Winter) is the dramatic first film of the Argentine director Emiliano Torres, starring Alejandro Sieveking and Cristian Salguero. The worldwide premiere was on September 22, 2016, at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and had its local premiere in Argentina on October 6 of the same year. It was produced by Wanka Cine (Argentina) and Ajimolido Films (Argentina), in co-production with Cité Films (France), Orange Studio (France), RTA (Argentina) and Tronco (Argentina). It had the support of National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts. In Spain, the premiere will be on June 23, 2017, and, in France, on June 28 of the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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