Soccer Stories

Jun 5, 1997

1h 27m

★ 5.3

Overview

Three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of the century's most important rituals: football.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Roos Film

Kalikrates

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Cast

Carlos González (segment "No le crea")

Daniel Muñoz

Don Angel Villablanca (segment "No le crea")

Fernando Gallardo

Rene (segment "Pasión de multitudes")

Boris Quercia

Francisco (segment "Pasión de multitudes")

Néstor Cantillana

Ramiro (segment "Pasión de multitudes")

Rodolfo Pulgar

Manuela Seron (segment "Pasión de multitudes")

María Izquierdo

Elsira Seron (segment "Pasión de multitudes")

Elsa Poblete

Fernando (segment "Último gol gana")

Hector Avendaño

Pablo (segment "Último gol gana")

Manuel Aravena

Man at the bar (segment "No le crea")

Armando Cavieres

Woman at the Bar (segment "No le crea")

Nora Escobar

Young man in the bench (segment "No le crea")

Rodrigo González

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