Tetro

2009 | B/N | 2 h 7

Fresh faced and naïve, 17-year-old Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires in search of his older brother who has been missing for more than a decade, and had sworn never to see any of his family again. The family of Italian immigrants settled in Argentina, but with the great musical success of their domineering father Carlo, an acclaimed symphony conductor, moved to New York. When Bennie finds his brother, the brilliant but melancholy writer Tetro, he is not welcomed with open arms.

Country: Italia, España, Argentina
Direction: Ford Coppola; Francis
Script: Ford Coppola; Francis
Production: Ford Coppola; Francis
Photography: Malaimare Jr; Mihai
Sound: D'elía; Vicente
Cast:Gallo; Vincent, Ehrenreich; Alden, Maria Brandauer; Klaus, Maura; Carmen, de la Serna; Rodrigo, Bredice; Leticia, Amigorena; Mike, Castiglione; Sofía, Verdú; Maribel, Rivas; érica
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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