The Whore and the Whale(2004)
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
Movie: The Whore and the Whale
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Emilio
Vera
Jordi
Lola
Orestes
Suárez
Matilde
Meme
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A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
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2004-04-01
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