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Picado Fino
Picado fino 1996) is an Argentine drama film, written and directed by Esteban Sapir. The picture features Facundo Luengo, Belen Blanco, Marcela Guerty, among others.
Plot
The film tells of Thomas (Facundo Luengo) a grown man who lives with his grandmother in the industrial section of a large Argentine city.
His life isn't going exactly as planned. Though he has impregnated his girlfriend Ana, he finds himself avoiding her because he has fallen in love with Alma, so he ignores Ana.
When he needs to make some money, he hooks up with a drug dealer, and this makes matters worse.
Distribution
The film was first presented at the Havana Film Festival in Cuba on December 1996. It opened in Argentina on April 23, 1998.
Cast
Facundo Luengo as Tomas Caminos
Belen Blanco as Ana
Marcela Guerty as Alma
Miguel Angel Sola as Profesor de violin
Juan Leyrado as Selector de personal
Ana Maria Giunta as Selectora de personal
Ricardo Merkin as Dealer
Sandro Nunziatta as Padre
Nora Zinski as Madre
Laura Martin as Hermana
Fanny Robman as Abuela
Hernan Perez as Novio
Alicia Mariola as Maestra
Alejandro Sisco as Policia
Miguel Kukoski as Diariero
Eulalio Segovia as Mozo
Awards
Wins
Havana Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention, Esteban Sapir; 1996.
Nominations
Molodist International Film Festival, Ukraine: Best Film Award; Best Full-Length Fiction Film, Esteban Sapir; 1997.
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Editing, Marcelo Dujo and Miguel Martin; Best First Film, Esteban Sapir; 1999.
External links
Picado fino at the cinenacional.com .
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