Swim Alone

Jun 5, 2003

1h 42m

★ 6.0

Overview

The film does not describe, rather it observes, in a distant manner, the world of Martin, a seventeen year old who feels he doesn’t belong anywhere, not at home, school, nor with his friends or members of his rock band. In search of some happiness, Martin takes off to the coastal town of Mar de Plata, where his older brother lives. Unglamorous, yet enchantingly addictive and refreshingly genuine, Acuña paints a confused and uncomfortable world, and makes us want revisit it over and over again.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BD Cine

Swim Alone Trailers

Cast

Martín Cánepa

Nicolás Mateo

Guillermo Lucena

Santiago Pedrero

Tomás Forte

Tomás Fonzi

Luciana Tamborino

Antonella Costa

Roberto

Manuel Callau

Lucía

Mónica Galán

Lucas Tamborino

Alberto Rojas Apel

Marco

Matías Castelli

Diego

Gerardo Chendo

Profesor

Marcelo Zanelli

Mariana

Mariana Anghileri

Mauro

Ezequiel Cavia

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