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2007 | Color | 95 min

Alex, a 15-year-old girl, harbors a dark secret. Her parents moved from Buenos Aires to an isolated cabin hidden away in the dunes of the Uruguayan coast soon after she was born. Two friends from the city and their 16-year-old son, Álvaro, come to stay with the family. Álvaro´s father is a plastic surgeon who pays a visit out of concern for Alex´s medical condition. The attraction between the two teenagers forces the family to face their worst fears. Everyone in the small town considers Alex a freak, but all the attention could turn out to be dangerous


Country: Argentina
Direction: Puenzo; Lucía
Script: Bizzi; Sergio, Puenzo; Lucía
Production: Puenzo; Luis, María Morales; José
Photography: Braier; Natasha
Sound: Soldevila; Fernando
Music: Goldstein; Andrés, Tarrab; Daniel
Cast:Bertuccelli; Valeria, Palacios; Germán, Peleritti; Carolina, Efron; Inés, Angelelli; Guillermo, Pierre Reguerraz; Jean, Nobile; Luciano, Escariz; Lucas, Piroyansky; Martín, Darín; Ricardo, Troncoso; César, Salas; Ailin
Art direction: Samuelle; Roberto
Participation year at FICM: 2007

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