Movie: Novena

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Juan de Dios Collar
Juan de Dios Collar

Juan

Teodora González
Teodora González

Elodia

Bernardino Ojeda
Bernardino Ojeda

Evelio

Bonifacia Ortega
Bonifacia Ortega

Doña Teofila

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    Juan de Dios (55) is a Guarani poet and craftsman. The harshness and deprivations of life in the countryside, endured throughout the years, have hardened his smile and stiffened the look in his eyes. Alongside the road, the symphony of nature vanishes and paradise seems to exist no more. However, within a few men, tenderness and desire do not vanish, wishes and dreams are well alive and keep beating in the depth of their souls. Novena lets us witness in a documentary, fiction and pictorial style how those few men, genuinely incarnated in Juan, push their dreams forward.

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    2010-11-13

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    10

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