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| Manolo Bonilla, star anchorman of a Miami programme carrying hard sensationalistic stories, has flown down to a small town in Ecuador with his team on the trail of a child serial killer and rapist, the “Monster of Babahoyo”. The accidental death of a young boy brings the town to the verge of lynching Vinicio Cepeda, a humble travelling salesman. Manolo’s intervention saves the man’s life. Jailed for involuntary manslaughter, Vinicio offers Manolo information on the “Monster” in exchange for a news story about his wrongful imprisonment. Manolo accepts, powerfully drawn to the dark side he senses in Vinicio, soon starting to break the rules, determined to be the hero who single-handedly stops the killer. |
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| Sebastián Cordero |
| Quito, 1972. Having studied Filmmaking and Scriptwriting at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, he returned to Ecuador with the idea of making a feature film in a country where filmmaking is almost inexistent. Hence, while working on the screenplay of his opera prima, Ratas, ratones, rateros (Rodents, 1998), he directed short films and music videos. The film was premiered as part of the Official Selection of the Venice Film Festival, participated in over fifty festivals and won 12 international awards. Crónicas is his second feature film. |
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CINEMA |
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| 17 |
16:30 |
Principe, 3 |
Original language with English subtitles Opening Film
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| 18 |
19:30 |
Astoria, 7 |
Original language with English subtitles Last screening.
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VIDEO |
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| DIRECTOR |
| Sebastián Cordero |
| SCREENPLAY |
| Sebastián Cordero |
| PRODUCTION |
| Jorge Vergara, Alfonso Cuarón Producciones Anhelo |
| PHOTOGRAPHY |
| Enrique Chediak |
| EDITION |
| Luis Carballar |
| MUSIC |
| Antonio Pinto |
| CAST |
| John Leguizamo, Damián Alcázar, Leonor Watling, José María Yazpik |
| RUNNING TIME |
| 108 m. |
| YEAR |
| 2004 |
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