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Release Year2001
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageCatalan
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Romance
Votes7
DirectorVentura Pons
WritersVentura Pons, Lluís-Anton Baulenas
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAnita Takes a Chance
About Anita Takes a Chance
Fifty-something widow Anita loses her lifetime dream job as a cinema attendant when the new owner wants to tear down the old theater and build a trendy multiplex in its stead. Depressed at first, Anita finds comfort in watching the shirtless hunks on the theater's construction site. She befriends a married excavator operator, Antonio, and the two start their secret candlelit trysts in the site's office cabin. But soon Anita learns that excavators are only needed in the early phase of a construction project...
Directed by Ventura Pons, Anita Takes a Chance leans on a strong ensemble — Rosa María Sardà, Isak Férriz, Jose Coronado — 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 2001.
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