Vanishing Landscapes

May 2, 2013

1h 14m

★ 7.0

It takes courage to shout "Action!"... Much more courage to never say "Cut!"

Overview

A mockumentary about three young student filmmakers as they make a movie about an alleged film director living obscurely in a Buenos Aires mental hospital. In their visits to the mental hospital, the three students will forge a very special relationship with the self-styled former film director as they follow different clues and strategies to discover his 'true' identity.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

INCAA

Cine Argentino

Orgon Films

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Cast

Fernando Birri

María Luz Subiela

Juan Manuel López

Juan Marcelo Rodrigo Martínez

Araceli Sangronis

Luis Oscar Cesario

Darío Fishman

Daniel Grispini

Rubén Castro

Luis Montenegro

Isaac Eisen

Sandra Sandrini

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