In August

Jun 13, 2008

0h 14m

★ 5.1

Overview

In a city transformed by a diluvian cataclysm in the distant future, a young indigenous shaman woman's vision is strangely related to a similar vision of an old man's deceased wife across a vast span of time. In their visions the world's future shall be revealed.

Genres

Animation

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Oruga Animation Studios

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Cast

Nemqueteba (voice)

Odo Bigidima

Isabel (voice)

Patricia Castaño Valencia

Verónica (Indigenous Woman) (voice)

Isabel Gaona

Pedro - Old Man (voice)

Carlos Julio Vega

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