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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2002
Kamchatka posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2002 1h 46m ARG

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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 1976_Argentine_coup_d'état is impacting his life.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Cecilia Roth

Cecilia Roth

Mother

Héctor Alterio

Grandfather

Leticia Brédice

Leticia Brédice

Teacher