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Maroa (2005) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

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

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )
Venezuela ( Latin America, Mexico )

Directed By:
Solveig Hoogesteijn

Written By:
Solveig Hoogesteijn
Fernando Castets

Actors:
Tristán Ulloa ..... Joaquín
Yorlis Domínguez ..... Maroa
Elba Escobar ..... Brígida
Luke Grande ..... Ezequiel
Engel Alejo ..... Carlos
Victor Cuno ..... Cabezas
Víctor Cuica ..... Editor
Alejo Enghel ..... Carlos

Synopsis:

A worthy, humdrum and often far-fetched item about the redemption of a Caracas street urchin, "Maroa" is stuck between socially concerned neo-realism and melodrama. Petty criminal teen Maroa (Yorlis Dominguez) lives with violent grandmother Brigida (Elba Escobar). After her b.f.b.f. Carlos (Enghel Alejo) is involved in a shooting, Maroa is arrested and sent to a school where Joaquin (Tristan Ulloa) conducts the youth orchestra, which he asks the naturally talented Maroa to join. Rest of the pic deals with their troubled relationship. Helmer elicits decent perfs from a mostly youthful cast, and debutante Dominguez as Maroa in particular does well in a sensitively-drawn role, but Spanish thesp Ulloa struggles to work up interest in his mono-dimensional good guy. Theatrical prospects look limited beyond domestic, but its good intentions could be rewarded by the odd fest appearance.

An 11 year old petty criminal gets the chance to play in a youth orchestra.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 21 December, 2016.