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A Place in the World

A Place in the World

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Overview

Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic family comes Hans, a jaded Spanish geological engineer -- surveying the land for the local patron, to see if it can be dammed for hydro-electric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities.

Directed by Adolfo Aristarain
Written by Adolfo Aristarain, Kathy Saavedra, Alberto Lecchi
Produced by Adolfo Aristarain, Osvaldo Papaleo
Box Office0Revenue: $100K

Top Cast

Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi

Mario

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Gastón Batyi

Ernesto

José Sacristán

José Sacristán

Hans

Cecilia Roth

Cecilia Roth

Ana

Leonor Benedetto

Leonor Benedetto

Nelda

Rodolfo Ranni

Rodolfo Ranni

Andrada

Hugo Arana

Hugo Arana

Zamora

Nathalie Poza

Nathalie Poza

Silvia

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Lorena Del Rio

Luciana

Mario Alarcón

Mario Alarcón

Juan

Themes & Keywords

1970scountry lifeflashbackgeologistretired life

About A Place in the World

A Place in the World is a drama film released in 1992 exploring themes of 1970s, country life, flashback, geologist, retired life. Directed by Adolfo Aristarain, it stars Federico Luppi, Gastón Batyi, José Sacristán. Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a clinic with Nelda, a progressive nun. Into this idealistic family comes Hans, a jaded Spanish geological engineer -- surveying the land for the local patron, to see if it can be dammed for hydro-electric power, which would drive the peasants from the land into the cities.

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