A Brazilian take on contemporary alienation, loosely based on the Edgar…
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Luis, a non-professional actor, is about to attend the international premiere of his movie in a major festival in Berlin, when he meets Azra, an Albanian cleaning lady with a mysterious scar. Luis prefers to not go to the premiere and stay with her instead. They develop an intense friendship which makes them reveal strange secrets.
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Main credits
Markovitch, Paula (film director)
Markovitch, Paula (screenwriter)
Markovitch, Paula (film producer)
Valle, Mauricio (film producer)
Pineda, Geminiano (film producer)
Cerón, Marcelo (actor)
Bajraj, Vjollça (actor)
Vega, Antonio (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Bruno Santamaría; editor, Andrea Rabasa; music, Sergio Gurrola.
Distributor subjects
Cinema Studies; Culture + Identity; Economics + Social Class IssuesKeywords
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THE LEAD ACTOR
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After our stop at the Embassy,
you'll have a 30 minute break...
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...and then we're off
to prepare for the screening.
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There's a Q&A at the end.
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What's that?
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Questions and answers,
you will be in a panel.
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OK.
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-That's fine.
-I need you to be presentable.
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Not in a suit but wearing
decent clothes. And then...
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-You bought something for me, right?
-Yes.
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Then we'll go to he hotel
so you can change your clothes.
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for the reception at the Embassy.
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The ambassador will be there...
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...along with the whole
Mexican Delegation.
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Let me sleep here.
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Please.
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What's your name?
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Hey.
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To Azra from Luis.
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Is this you?
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Is this you?
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And you're that one.
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Is he your son?
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Is it yours?
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You.
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Sad.
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Laugh.
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Happy!
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A cat.
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-Me.
-You?
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Are you going to wash that?
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Did it burn?
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What?
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Wine.
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Beer.
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I can't see.
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Do it this way.
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Like this?
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The most expensive thing
I’ve stolen is a car.
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A red car.
It was cool.
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The dumbass got out to buy
something and left it running.
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I took advantage,
got in and took off.
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But a few blocks down
I realized there was a kid in the back,
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I think he was his son.
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He was about five years old...
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...with freckles and curls.
A redhead.
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I thought he would cry or scream
or something,
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but he smiled at me.
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I liked him so much
I even bought him
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some chocolate ice cream
at the market place.
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I even took him home.
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But when I got out of the car,
the kid began to cry.
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And he started yelling,
“Dad, dad!”
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He was calling me dad.
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He thought I was his dad.
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I never saw him again.
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But when he sees the movie,
he will remember me.
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Help me, I’m pregnant.
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I’m not the father.
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Tell me more.
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I’m pregnant.
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Of course not.
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Please help me.
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You're so silly.
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I english.
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What time is it?
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Fuck.
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My movie.
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Do you want to come?
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Do you want to watch it?
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Do you know how I got here?
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Once...
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I was stealing mirrors from cars.
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I stole them for money.
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This one time, I stole from a guy,
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and all of the sudden,
he came up behind me.
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I thought he wanted to take
me to the police...
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...but no,
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he took me to an audition.
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They tested me with a camera,
I'd turn around and stuff.
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And that's how they got me
into their movie.
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Yeah, that's why I'm here.
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The scene I enjoyed the most
was the one with the rain.
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They had to make it rain so...
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...I think they called the firefighters
so they threw some water.
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And it was like a romantic scene.
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She was like this,
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the water fell,
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but it was so cold
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she didn’t want to do it.
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She had them heat up the rain.
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And it was like a romantic scene.
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I was in front of her,
it was raining...
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And at the end, I had to cry.
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After a romantic scene...
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...I cry.
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Do you know how to cry?
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They taught us how to do it.
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Look.
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Can I tell you something?
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A long time ago...
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...on the street I live in
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there was a guy
who'd bought a new motorcycle.
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And its mirrors...
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...were expensive.
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About a thousand bills each.
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So I waited for him
outside his house,
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grabbed a brick,
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came up behind him,
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and hit him right in the head.
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But still, the guy didn’t
let go of the wheel.
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I looked in my backpack
and the first thing I found was a pen.
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So I stabbed his hand with it.
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And he wouldn’t let go.
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I didn't want to harm him
that much, but...
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...I had to stab him in here.
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I just left him there
and the next day...
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...somebody told me
that he passed away.
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That I killed him.
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One time I was drunk
and I told Elías...
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Elías is the director... of the movie.
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He put it in.
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Now everyone is going
to see how I am,
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everyone will find out
what I’ve done.
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I'm scared.
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You scare me.
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What happened to you here?
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What happened to you?
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I have to go.
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Bye.
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Hey!
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What are you doing here?
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You should be dressed up,
asshole.
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Everyone... is looking for you.
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Motherfucker, I do not
know where we are.
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I'm lost, dude.
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Fuck.
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What was our deal?
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Why aren't you ready?
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My cellphone died.
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What does that have to do?
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What does that have to do, asshole?
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That's it.
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You don't deserve this.
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You're nobody.
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Nobody!
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Look... there's no one in the room.
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It's empty.
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I'm not even here either.
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There's nothing in here.
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Do you think I like to be here?
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I'm just an assistant.
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They never invite me to festivals.
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Do you know why they brought me?
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Because I get along with you.
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To take care of you.
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I don't even like movies.
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But don't think I've given up my dreams.
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Well, it's not like I had any dreams...
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Dreams my ass.
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You're being very unfair to the production.
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They even bought you a suit.
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Have you ever worn one of this?
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I bet you've never worn
anything like this in your life.
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Turn over there and then turn back.
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Look.
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First over here.
Distributor: Pragda Films
Length: 75 minutes
Date: 2020
Genre: Narrative
Language: Spanish; English
Grade: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
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Closed Captioning: Available
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