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THE SWIMMING POOL (LA PISCINA)
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 66 minutes

Log Line

It's not about what we lack. It's about where we belong to.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2013 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2013 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2013 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Carlos MACHADO QUINTELA
Writer(s) : Abel ARCOS
Cast : Mónica MOLINET, Raúl CAPOTE, Carlos Javier MARTÍNEZ, Felipe GARCÍA, Marcos COSTA

Producer(s) : Camilo VIVES, Delfina CATALÁ, Sebastián BARRIUSO

Synopsis

A phlegmatic swimming teacher, a teenage girl who is missing a leg, a boy with Down’s Syndrome, another with defective legs and one with no apparent physical disability but who refuses to speak, spend a day at the swimming pool. The five outcasts inevitably struggle, clash, separate – and in the end reunite thanks to their imperfections.

Production

Country(ies) : CUBA, VENEZUELA

Festivals and Awards

Berlinale - Berlin IFF 2013 - Panorama (Special)
Ventana Sur 2013 Video Library


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