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Release Year1994
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes10
DirectorHéctor Olivera
WritersHéctor Olivera, Osvaldo Soriano
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Shadow You Soon Will Be
About A Shadow You Soon Will Be
This film follows the exploits of a middle aged man as he wanders through Argentina. It is set in the early '80s following the end of Argentina's long military dictatorship and is based on a 1990 novel by Osvaldo Soriano. Only recently returned from European exile, with no family and friends to welcome him home, "the engineer" travels the lonely southern Pampas of Argentina on the way to a job. He is periodically joined by other strange wanderers such as Nadia, the gun slinging psychic, Lem, a strange travelling millionaire, Barante, the hobo, and Coluccini, a bankrupt circus owner who involves "the engineer" in a rigged card game..
Directed by Héctor Olivera, A Shadow You Soon Will Be leans on a strong ensemble — Miguel Ángel Solá, Pepe Soriano, Roberto Carnaghi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1994.
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