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Hard Times

11/18/2005

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1hr 55min

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Drama

STORY

When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Javier Cámara
  • Nathalie Poza
  • Eman Xor Oña
  • Leonor Watling
  • Gonzalo Pedrosa

    Director

  • Manuel Martín Cuenca

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Iberrota Films

    Production Countries

  • Spain

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish

Cast

Javier Cámara

Mikel

Nathalie Poza

Ana

Eman Xor Oña

Carlos

Leonor Watling

Laura

Gonzalo Pedrosa

Gonzalo

Xosé Manuel Esperante

Chico 1

Mikel Tello

Ramón

Fernando Echevarría

Fabré

Pere Arquillué

Pascual

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