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Tiempo de valientes
Tiempo de valientes (2005) is an Argentine comedy film written and directed by Damian Szifron. Contributing writers for the film were Agustin Rolandelli and Nicolas Smudt. The film was produced by Oscar Kramer, Hugo Sigman, Kramer Sigman.
The picture is a buddy-cop adventure.
Plot
The film tells of Alfredo Diaz (Luis Luque) a cop who falls in depression after discovering that his wife has been cheating on him. Mariano Silverstein (Diego Peretti), a psychologist, tries to help Alfredo deal with his problem.
When Alfredo is invited to dinner to Silverstein's home, he unmasks Silverstein's wife, who also has an affair, which causes the psychologist and the cop to switch roles.
Diaz takes Silverstein with him on many adventures and both have to unravel a conspiracy of national proportions.
Cast
Luis Luque as Inspector Alfredo Diaz
Diego Peretti as Licenciado Mariano Silverstein
Martin Adjemian as Comisario
Ernesto Claudio as Lomianto
Oscar Ferreiro as Lebonian
Gabriela Iscovich as Diana
Tony Lestingi as Arias
Dulio Orso as Radames as Radames
Carlos Portaluppi as Villegas
Hilario Quinteros as Alfredo Gauto
Marcelo Sein as Farina as Farina
Daniel Valenzuela as Pontremoli
Distribution
The film opened wide in Argentina on September 29, 2005.
It was shown at film festivals, including: the Malaga Film Festival, Spain; the Indie - World Film Festival, Brazil; the Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinema iberique et latino-americain, France; and others.
Critical reception
Variety magazine film critic Jonathan Holland, liked the film although he had a few problems with the latter part of the film. He wrote, "A well-scripted and played Argentinean buddy movie that generates fine comedy and decent thrills from an engagingly offbeat premise, On Probation is a surprising pleasure. Though things fall apart somewhat in the final reels, the solid work early on sees pic through successfully. Probation did good business at home following its September 2005 release, followed by unexpectedly healthy Spanish B.O. in 2006, suggesting pic could walk free in selected offshore markets beyond the Hispanic, with a cult following via fest play likely." Holland, Jonathan. Variety, film review, July 11, 2006. Last accessed: February 18, 2008.
Awards
Wins
Malaga Spanish Film Festival, Malaga, Spain: Silver Biznaga; Best Latin American Actor, Luis Luque; 2006.
Peniscola Comedy Film Festival, Peniscola, Spain: Best Actor, Diego Peretti; Best Director, Damian Szifron; Best Film, Damian Szifron; 2006.
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema, Biarritz, France: Audience Award, Damian Szifron; 2006.
Nominations
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards: Best Actor, Luis Luque; Best Actor, Diego Peretti; Best Cinematography, Lucio Bonelli; Best Director, Damian Szifron; Best Editing, Alberto Ponce; Best Film; Best Music, Guillermo Guareschi; Best Original Screenplay, Damian Szifron, Agustin Rolandelli, and Nicolas Smudt; Best Sound, Fernando Soldevila; 2006.
External links
Tiempo de valientes at the cinenacional.com .
Tiempo de valientes at La Nacion by Diego Batlle .
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