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Kamchatka is a Argentin film of genre Drama released in USA on 17 october 2002 with Ricardo Darín
Kamchatka (2002)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 17 october 2002
Length 1h46
OriginArgentine
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Rating70%
Kamchatka is a 2002 Argentine and Spanish drama film directed by Marcelo Piñeyro and written by Piñeyro and Marcelo Figueras. The movie features Ricardo Darín, Cecilia Roth, Tomás Fonzi, Héctor Alterio, among others.
The motion picture is set in Argentina during the Dirty War of the 1970s and tells the story of a family hiding from the government in rural Argentina.
Kamchatka was Argentina's official submission for the 2002 Oscar Awards in the foreign language film category.
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The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life.Actors
Ricardo Darín
(Dad)
Cecilia Roth
(Mother)
Héctor Alterio
(Grandfather)
Leticia Brédice
(Teacher)
María Socas
(Mom's Friend)
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