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Things as They Are (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Things as They Are' is a 2012 Chilean film directed and written by Fernando Lavanderos and filmed in Santiago, Chile.[http://www.cinechile.cl/pelicula-2273 Las cosas como son (2012), Fernando Lavanderos] http://www.cinechile.cl/ retrieved July 31, 2013 It premiered in Chile at the 2012 Festival Internacional de Via del Mar (International Festival of Via del Mar) and internationally at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (International Film Festival Mar del Plata) in Argentina.
Plot
Jernimo is an antisocial local man who rents rooms in his home to expats so he can snoop around their belongings. One day Sanna arrives a girl who will change Jernimo's life. They start getting closer until Jernimo discovers that Sanna is hiding something in his house.
Cast
* Cristbal Palma
* Ragni Orsal Skogsrod
* Isaac Arriagada
* Jos Miguel Barros
Critics
The film has been well received by critics. Marcelo Morales of CineChile said: "Things As They Are is not just a good film it is also the confirmation of a director who has (in very few films, all made freehand with limited resources) established a complete personal voice."[http://www.cinechile.cl/crit&estud-244 CRTICAS & ESTUDIOS Las cosas como son, de Fernando Lavanderos, por Marcelo Morales C.] www.cinechile.cl, Retrieved July 31, 2013
Awards
* Special Jury Prize, Critics Award, International Film Festival of Via del Mar, 2012.
* Best Film, International Film Festival of Mar del Plata, 2012.
* Chilean Long Competition: Best Ensemble, Festival Cine / / B, 2012.
* Independent Camera Award, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2013.[http://www.biobiochile.cl/2013/07/07/pelicula-chilena-las-cosas-como-son-gana-nuevo-premio.shtml Pelcula chilena Las cosas como son gana nuevo premio] http://www.biobiochile.cl July 7, 2013, retrieved July 31, 2013
* Best Director, Havana Film Festival New York, 2013.
See also
* Cinema of Chile
References
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