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Stars at Noon
2022 | B/N | 135:00

A young American journalist in trouble, blocked without a passport in Nicaragua, at the height of the electoral season, meets an English traveler in a hotel bar. He seems like the perfect man for her to help her flee the country. However, it will be too late when she realizes that she, at her side, is entering an even more murky and dangerous world.


Country: Francia
Direction: Denis; Claire
Script: Denis; Claire, Mysius; Léa, Litvack; Andrew
Photography: Gautier; Eric
Music: Tindersticks
Cast:Qualley; Margaret, Alwyn; Joe, Ramirez; Danny, Safdie; Ben, Reilly; John C., Romano: Nick, Duran; Robin, Donoso; Sebastian, Proaño; Stephan, Bartholomew; Monica, Moreno; Hector, Serrano; Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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