Dark Blue Almost Black

Mar 24, 2006

1h 45m

★ 6.7

If your life is not the color you like... Change it!

Overview

Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part time to get a business degree. When Natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, Jorge begins to yearn for something better. He is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor. Antonio, Jorge’s older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father. In prison, at a theater workshop, Antonio meets Paula, a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges. Paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate's boyfriend.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas

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Cast

Jorge

Quim Gutiérrez

Antonio

Antonio de la Torre

Israel (Sean)

Raúl Arévalo

Andrés (Vater)

Héctor Colomé

Natalia

Eva Pallarés

Fernando

Manuel Morón

Ana

Ana Wagener

Roberto

Roberto Enríquez

Alba

Alba Gárate

Bankangestellte

Marta Aledo

Emilio

Julián Villagrán

Gonzalo

Daniel Muriel

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