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The Country of Fear.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign language films.
- Motion pictures.
- Genre:
- European/Baltic Studies.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (102 minutes) : sound
- Place of Publication:
- Pragda, 2015.
- Language Note:
- In Spanish.
- Summary:
- Carlos, Sara, and their preteen son Pablo, live a peaceful middle-class life until Sara begins to notice things disappearing in the house. She blames the Moroccan maid and eventually fires her. But the stealing doesn't stop; Pablo is the culprit. Fearful, Carlos decides to follow Pablo to school where he discovers that a 13-year-old classmate, Marta, is bullying and extorting Pablo. But resolving the affair isn't that easy and he becomes Marta's victim as well. Carlos's inability to defend himself or his son, pushes him to a series of anguished situations that would lead him to make the wrong decisions. Official Selection at the New York City Independent Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival. "Disturbing. The most impressive and daring [film] from recent Spanish cinema."--Carlos Loureda, Fotogramas.
- Carlos, Sara, and their preteen son Pablo, live a peaceful middle-class life until Sara begins to notice things disappearing in the house. She blames the Moroccan maid and eventually fires her. But the stealing doesnђ́ةt stop; Pablo is the culprit. Fearful, Carlos decides to follow Pablo to school where he discovers that a 13-year-old classmate, Marta, is bullying and extorting Pablo. But resolving the affair isnђ́ةt that easy and he becomes Marтађ́ةs victim as well. Carloѕђ́ةs inability to defend himself or his son, pushes him to a series of anguished situations that would lead him to make the wrong decisions. Official Selection at the New York City Independent Film Festival and the Montreal World Film Festival. ђ́جDisturbing. The most impressive and daring [film] from recent Spanish cinema.ђ́ح ђ́أ Carlos Loureda, Fotogramas.
- Participant:
- José Luis García Pérez, Cristina Plazas, Eduardo Velasco.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Film.
- Originally produced by Pragda in 2015.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1035140271
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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