Balnearios

Apr 23, 2002

1h 22m

★ 7.0

Overview

An album of odd and humorous stories on small places exclusively dedicated to idleness, which are empty in winter and crowded in summer: the spa towns. Cities under water, luxury hotels, mermaids, sea animals, sand castles, people who worship water, praying for health.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

El Pampero Cine

Balnearios Trailers

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Cast

Self (voice)

José Palomino

Self (voice)

Verónica Llinás

Self (voice)

Daniel Natanson

Self (voice)

Mario Mactas

Mr. G.

Eduardo Gamba

Young G.

Nicolás Goldbart

Lawyer

Rafael Filippelli

Uruguayan

Ulises de la Orden

Singer

Astrid Lund Petersen

Sailor

Sergio Saad

Lifeguard

Eduardo 'Fatiga' Serrano

Champion

Wenceslao Bonelli

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.

7.0

An Inconvenient Truth

May 24, 2006

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

0.0

A Day of One Hero, Starring Kazuki Shimizu

Nov 21, 2011

It is a typical day in the life of actor Kazuki Shimizu when a gun is found inside his bag, leading to all sorts of trouble for him. A Day of One Hero is a direct-to-video film starring Kazuki Shimizu as himself in a mockumentary of his acting career as Don "Doc" Dogoier in the Super Sentai series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. The film also features cameo appearances by Tokusatsu veteran actors Yoshio Yamaguchi and Nao Nagasawa.

7.6

Riding Giants

Jul 9, 2004

Riding Giants is story about big wave surfers who have become heroes and legends in their sport. Directed by the skateboard guru Stacy Peralta.

0.0

Euronat

Jan 2, 2003

A documentary about a special naturist resort, which is located in the south-west of France in the Medoc. There naked recreation for lovers of ideal conditions - there is a complete infrastructure - cinema, restaurant, cafe, sports grounds and more and never have to dress themselves absolutely nothing.

4.0

Farce of the Penguins

Dec 1, 2006

In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soundtrack of human voices. Carl and Jimmy, best friends, walk 70 miles to the mating grounds where the female penguins wait. The huddled masses of females - especially Melissa and Vicki - talk about males, mating, and what might happen this year. Carl, Jimmy, and the other males make the long trek talking about food, fornication and flatulence. Until this year, Carl's sex life has been dismal, but he falls hard for Melissa. She seems to like him. A crisis develops when Jimmy comes upon something soft in the dark. Can friends forgive? Does parenthood await Carl and Melissa?

0.0

State of Bacon

May 15, 2014

State of Bacon tells the kinda real but mostly fake tale of an oddball group of characters leading up to the annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. Bacon-enthusiasts, Governor Branstad, a bacon queen, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, members of PETA, and an envoy of Icelanders are not excluded from this bacon party and during the course of the film become intertwined with the organizers of the festival to show that bacon diplomacy is not dead.

4.5

Faces of Death

Nov 10, 1978

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.

0.0

Darwin's Darlings

Feb 14, 2025

Standing near the reptile section in a zoo we can learn a lot about the animals on both sides of the separating glass.

8.5

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson

Oct 20, 2017

In honor of Homer's journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played.

2.0

Captain America: Civil War Reenactors

May 11, 2016

Chad and Angus (Tony Hale & Adam Pally) are pool store employees who share a passion for cosplay and faithfully reenacting major battles from Marvel comic book canon. This documentary examines the coworkers' devoted yet contentious relationship.

0.0

Top Rider

Feb 12, 2024

An in-depth look into the isolated sport of Motocross in the much more isolated island of Bermuda.

0.0

Por Diabos

Jul 16, 2016

No overview available.

3.7

The Baby Formula

Jul 10, 2008

Two adventurous women in love are desperate to have their own biological child. They take a chance on an experimental scientific process and make sperm from their own stem cells. Pregnant with humor and unexpected twists, their journey ultimately confirms that all life is a gift and all families are crazy.

3.8

Faces of Death II

May 1, 1981

Brief scenes of death related material: mortuaries, accidents and police work are filmed by TV crews and home video cameras. Some of it is most likely fake, some not as much.

3.5

Faces of Death III

Mar 10, 1985

The third installment of the infamous "is it real or fake?" mondo series sets its sights primarily on serial killers, with lengthy reenactments of police investigations of bodies being found in dumpsters, and a staged courtroom sequence.

7.0

Dark Side of the Moon

Oct 16, 2002

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick.

4.6

Pandora Peaks

Oct 25, 2004

A dialogue-free documentary on former magazine model Pandora Peaks, with narration by Peaks and Meyer.

9.0

The History of White People in America: Volume II

Jan 1, 1986

In this daring follow-up to The History of White People in America, comedian Martin Mull takes us on an in-depth look at such topics as White Religion, White Stress, White Politics, and White Crime.

6.3

Exploring the Reef

Nov 4, 2003

Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by characters from Disney's Finding Nemo.