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THE YEAR OF THE TIGER (EL AÑO DEL TIGRE)
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 82 minutes

Log Line

Manuel is doing time in a prison in southern Chile, which collapses after a violent earthquake.
He escapes in the middle of the catastrophe and returns to his home, only to discover that the ensuing tsunami has swept away his wife and daughter.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2011 (Premiere)
  • Ventana Sur 2011 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2012 (Screening)
  • Cannes 2012 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Sebastian LELIO
Writer(s) : Gonzalo MAZA, Sebastián LELIO
Cast : Luis DUBO, Sergio HERNANDEZ, Viviana HERRERA

Producer(s) : Gonzalo MAZA (Fabula), Juan De Dios LARRAÍN (Fabula), Pablo LARRAÍN (Fabula)

Synopsis

Manuel is doing time in a prison in southern Chile, which collapses after a violent earthquake.
He escapes in the middle of the catastrophe and returns to his home, only to discover that the ensuing tsunami has
swept away his wife and daughter.
As he advances through landscapes of utter destruction, the fugitive digs deeper into his own devastated life.
This paradoxical freedom shall lead him to face the cruelty of nature and experience the limits of his own humanity

Production

Country(ies) : CHILE

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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2011 Vanguard


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