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Agua (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Agua' (; released in the United Kingdom as 'Argentinian Waters') is a 2006 Argentine and French sports drama film directed and written by Vernica Chen and Pablo Lago. The film is centered on a former professional swimming champion returning to old glory in the sport.
Cast
* Rafael Ferro as Goyo
* Nicols Mateo as Chino
* Jimena Anganuzzi as Luisa
* Leonora Balcarce as Ana
* Gloria Carr as Maria
* Edith van Dijk as herself
Distribution
The drama premiered on April 21, 2006 in Argentina at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, and opened wide in the country on September 21, 2006.
The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland; the Warsaw Film Festival, Poland; the Amiens International Film Festival, France; the Oslo International Film Festival, Norway; and others.
Critical reception
Robert Koehler, film critic for 'Variety' magazine, gave the film a mixed review when reporting from the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival. He wrote, "Pretension swallows up 'Water,' Veronica Chen's shallow follow-up to her fine 2001 debut, 'Smokers Only.' Bookended by a hauntingly atmospheric opening sequence and a finale that makes the central characters' involvement with marathon swimming vivid and physical, the pic has a gaping hole in the middle. Hardly different in basic outline from innumerable recent sports films about outsiders and underdogs turning their lives around, the pic's only twist is an excessively and pointlessly elliptical storytelling gambit. Fest interest will be mild at best for a film with little commercial kick."[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117930447.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=agua+review Koehler, Robert]. 'Variety,' film review, May 8, 2006. Last accessed: February 18, 2008.
Awards
'Wins'
* Amiens International Film Festival, France: SIGNIS Award, Best Film, Vernica Chen; 2006.
* Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Vernica Chen; Youth Jury Award: Environment is Quality of Life, Vernica Chen; 2006.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Sound, Martn Grignaschi and Federico Billordo; 2007.
* Mlaga Spanish Film Festival, Spain: Silver Biznaga, Best Film, Vernica Chen; 2007.
* Palm Springs International Film Festival: New Voices/New Visions Special Jury Prize, Best Film, Vernica Chen; 2007.
'Nominations'
* Locarno International Film Festival: Golden Leopard, Vernica Chen; 2006.
* Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco: Golden Star, Vernica Chen; 2006.
* Oslo Films from the South Festival: Films from the South Award, Best Feature, Vernica Chen; 2006.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Cinematography, Sabine Lancelin and Matas Mesa; 2007.
References
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