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The God of Wood(2010)
Status: Released
Date: 2010-07-16
20%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
A discovery. A desire. A past.
Overview:
Yao and Moroccan Rachid arrive illegally in Valencia, Spain, and separate. Yao sells pirated DVDs in the street and wanders disconsolately around the barrio until he glimpses divorcee Maria Luisa working in her boutique. High-strung and irritable, Maria lives with her gay son, Rober, who, like many other things in life, is a disappointment to her. Rachid, meanwhile, is doing just fine working as a hairstylist in a beauty salon; Rober is hopelessly in love with him. When Yao starts sleeping in Rober's flat, a confrontation between him and Maria suddenly becomes inevitable, and when it comes, what could have been an embarrassment is actually handled with grace.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
DC Medias
Sagrera Audiovisuals
Metrojavier
Movie: The God of Wood
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marisa Paredes
María Luisa
Nao Albet
Róber
Sonia Almarcha
Amelia
Olga Alamán
Alba Ferrara
Empar Ferrer
Nuria Herrero
Susa
Lola Moltó
Reme
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Overview
Yao and Moroccan Rachid arrive illegally in Valencia, Spain, and separate. Yao sells pirated DVDs in the street and wanders disconsolately around the barrio until he glimpses divorcee Maria Luisa working in her boutique. High-strung and irritable, Maria lives with her gay son, Rober, who, like many other things in life, is a disappointment to her. Rachid, meanwhile, is doing just fine working as a hairstylist in a beauty salon; Rober is hopelessly in love with him. When Yao starts sleeping in Rober's flat, a confrontation between him and Maria suddenly becomes inevitable, and when it comes, what could have been an embarrassment is actually handled with grace.
Release Date
2010-07-16
Average
2
Rating:
1.0 startsTagline
A discovery. A desire. A past.
Genres
Languages:
Español
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