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Waiting for the Messiah is a film of genre Drama directed by Daniel Burman with Daniel Hendler
Waiting for the Messiah (2000)
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Add to a movie listWaiting for the Messiah (Spanish: Esperando al mesías) is a 2000 Argentine, Spanish, and Italian comedy drama film directed by Daniel Burman. The film features Daniel Hendler, Enrique Piñeyro, Héctor Alterio, Melina Petriella, Stefania Sandrelli, Imanol Arias and Dolores Fonzi, among others.
The film won many awards including Best Film at the Lleida Latin-American Film Festival in Spain. The film takes place in a Jewish community of Buenos Aires.
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The picture tells of Ariel (Daniel Hendler), a post-production video editor, a young man who is torn between his devotion to traditional family ties and the desire for something different, and, of Santamaria (Enrique Piñeyro) an older bank employee who suddenly finds his life in complete turmoil.Actors
Daniel Hendler
(Ariel Goldstein)
Enrique Piñeyro
(Santamaría)
Héctor Alterio
(Simón)
Melina Petriella
(Estela)
Stefania Sandrelli
(Elsa)
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