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The Movie Teller

The Movie Teller

Everyone has a story to tell

20236.41h 56m

Overview

María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.

Directed by Lone Scherfig
Written by Isabel Coixet, Rafa Russo, Hernán Rivera Letelier
Produced by Adolfo Blanco, Vincent Juillerat, Andrés Mardones
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Top Cast

Bérénice Bejo

Bérénice Bejo

María Magnolia

Antonio de la Torre

Antonio de la Torre

Medardo

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Hauser

Sara Becker

Sara Becker

María Margarita Mayor

Alondra Valenzuela

Alondra Valenzuela

María Margarita (8-10)

Joaquín Guzmán

Joaquín Guzmán

Marcelino (19/14)

S

Santiago Urbina

Marcelino (11)

E

Elian Ponce

Mariano (14)

F

Francisco Díaz

Mariano (18/22)

B

Beltran Izquierdo

Mirto (13)

About The Movie Teller

The Movie Teller is a drama, history film released in 2023. Directed by Lone Scherfig, it stars Bérénice Bejo, Antonio de la Torre, Daniel Brühl. María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.

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