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2010 · film · PE, VE

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Directed by: Diego Vega Vidal, Daniel Vega Vidal

Starring: Bruno Odar, Gabriela Velásquez, Carlos Gassols, María Carbajal, Víctor Prada, Sonia Palacios

Runtime: 90 min

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Clemente is a moneylender who cares for a newborn baby. It matters as it explores his emotional relations with people

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  1. synopsis — Clemente, a moneylender of few words, is a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor, devoted to the October worship of Our Lord of the Miracles. They're brought together over a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found. While Clemente is looking for the girl's mother, Sofía cares for the baby and looks after the moneylender's house. With the arrival of these beings in his life, Clemente has the opportunity to reconsider his emotional relations with people
  2. credit — Directed by Diego Vega Vidal.
  3. credit — Directed by Daniel Vega Vidal.

Synopsis

Clemente, a moneylender of few words, is a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor, devoted to the October worship of Our Lord of the Miracles. They're brought together over a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found. While Clemente is looking for the girl's mother, Sofía cares for the baby and looks after the moneylender's house. With the arrival of these beings in his life, Clemente has the opportunity to reconsider his emotional relations with people

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