Half of Oscar ( La mitad de Óscar )

Half of Oscar (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La mitad de Óscar
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Stockholm Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min + 16 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Manuel Martín Cuenca

Written By:
Alejandro Hernández
Manuel Martín Cuenca

Actors:
Verónica Echegui ..... María
Rodrigo Sáenz de Heredia ..... Óscar
Dennis Deyri ..... Jean
Antonio de la Torre ..... Taxista
Eva Almaya ..... Directora residencia
Manuel Martínez Roca ..... Manuel
Elena Saganovska ..... Elena
Alejandro Vera ..... Recepcionista

Synopsis:

A reunion with his family provides a clue into the cause of one man's lonely life in this {drama} from filmmaker Manuel Martin Cuenca. Oscar (Saenz de Heredia) lives in a barren section of Almeria, Spain, where he works as a guard at a salt mine. Oscar's days are governed by a monotonous routine: he goes to work, has lunch with fellow guard Miguel (Manuel Martinez Roca), finishes work, visits his dying grandfather (Salvador Gavilan Ramos) at a hospice, and then goes home. While he sometimes spends his evenings with a woman, it's clear their relationship is not a close one. One day, Oscar gets word that grandfather has been transferred to a hospital, and his sister Maria (Veronica Echegui), who now lives in Paris, comes to Almeria to pay the old man a visit. Maria, who is expecting a baby, is accompanied by her boyfriend Jean (Denis Eyriey), who tries to keep a distance between the two siblings. It becomes clear that Oscar and Maria share an ugly secret that she wants to keep hidden at all costs, leading to an grim tension that grows between her and her brother. La Mitad de Oscar (aka Half of Oscar) was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

Oscar and Maria are reunited by the imminent death of their grandfather. Maria has not been heard from in over two years, and now arrives pregnant and with a boyfriend.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 26 September, 2011.

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