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Historias Breves I: Dónde y cómo Oliveira perdió a Achala(1995)
Status: Released
Date: 1995-05-19
45%
2 Votes
Time: 0h 10m
Overview:
Two men of low life travel by car under a sweltering sun. They do not find the place they are looking for, lost in a remote Argentine countryside. They arrive at a workshop to ask questions and events seem to take off. The short was part of "Short Stories I" (1995).
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Argentina
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Movie: Historias Breves I: Dónde y cómo Oliveira perdió a Achala
Top 4 Billed Cast
Martín Adjemián
Oliveira
Oscar Alegre
Achala
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Overview
Two men of low life travel by car under a sweltering sun. They do not find the place they are looking for, lost in a remote Argentine countryside. They arrive at a workshop to ask questions and events seem to take off. The short was part of "Short Stories I" (1995).
Release Date
1995-05-19
Average
4.5
Rating:
2.3 startsTagline
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Español
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