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Truman

Truman

Friendship is what matters in life

20157.01h 45m

Overview

Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

Directed by Cesc Gay
Written by Cesc Gay, Tomàs Aragay
Produced by Diego Dubcovsky, Marta Esteban
Box Office0Revenue: $9.0M

Top Cast

Ricardo Darín

Ricardo Darín

Julián

Javier Cámara

Javier Cámara

Tomás

Dolores Fonzi

Dolores Fonzi

Paula

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

Luis

Àlex Brendemühl

Àlex Brendemühl

Veterinarian

Pedro Casablanc

Pedro Casablanc

Doctor

José Luis Gómez

José Luis Gómez

Producer

Javier Gutiérrez

Javier Gutiérrez

Mortician

Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez

Gloria

Oriol Pla

Oriol Pla

Nico

Themes & Keywords

madrid, spainamsterdam, netherlandsmale friendshipterminal illnesschildhood friendsdog man friendship

About Truman

Truman is a drama, comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of madrid, spain, amsterdam, netherlands, male friendship, terminal illness, childhood friends, dog man friendship. Directed by Cesc Gay, it stars Ricardo Darín, Javier Cámara, Dolores Fonzi. Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

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