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Una historia contada a contraluz

Genres

ComedyAdventureDrama

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While directing an anthology of short films through different regions of Colombia Helena and her director of photography, encounter through intense creative differences.

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Budget

$10000

Revenue

$--

Status

Post Production

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

Invalid date

Country

Colombia

Cast

Isabella Faccini

Helena Ospina

Martín Sarria

Santiago Vergara

Andrés Rojas Smit

Antonio Rojas

Daniela Gomez

Daniela Castro

Stefanie Mora

Carmen Caicedo

Alan Stevenson Velilla

Angustias

Mateo Gutiérrez

Celestino Aldobrandi

Francisco Roa

El llanero

José Fernando Villota

Jacobo Rusticuchi

Julio Crosswaithe

La muerte

Sergio Stevenson

Papá Helena

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