Cuarto de Hora

Jun 10, 2023

0h 16m

★ 10.0

Overview

Alex (25), is a young Haitian man living in Chile who is undocumented and does not speak Spanish. After a car accident he is helped and translated by Daniela (50), a passerby with whom he is going to live what could be his last 15 minutes of life.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Avispa Cine

Kidam

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Cast

Jean

Steevens Benjamin

Daniela

María Olga Matte

Paramédico

Ernesto Meléndez

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