Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine

2020 Uruguayan film
  • February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) (Berlinale)
  • December 10, 2020 (2020-12-10) (Uruguay)
Running time
85 minutesCountriesUruguay
Argentina
Brazil
Netherlands
PhilippinesLanguagesFilipino
Spanish

Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine (Spanish: Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino) is a 2020 internationally co-produced experimental fantasy romantic comedy film written and directed by Alex Piperno in his directorial debut.[1]

It stars Daniel Quiroga and Inés Bortagaray.[2] The film was named on the shortlist for Uruguayan's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards,[3] but it was not selected.[4]

Synopsis

On board a cruise ship that runs through southern Latin America, a young sailor discovers a door that mysteriously leads to an apartment in Montevideo. Meanwhile, thousands of kilometers away, in the outskirts of a small rural town in the Philippine rice terraces, a group of peasants seem to have found an old abandoned hut on top of a hill, to which they attribute causes. supernatural.[5][6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[7][8][9]

Release

It had its world premiere on February 23, 2020, at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[10] It was commercially released on December 10, 2020, in Uruguayan theaters.[11]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2020 Berlin International Film Festival Tagesspiegel Readers' Award Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine Won [12]
Best First Feature Film Nominated [13]
Jeonju International Film Festival International competition - Grand Prix Nominated [14]
Taipei International Film Festival International New Talent Competition - Grand Prix Nominated [15]
Istanbul International Film Festival Golden Tulip Nominated [16]
International Competition - Special Jury Prize Won
Mar del Plata International Film Festival Latin American Competition Nominated [17]

References

  1. ^ ""Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino" – DW – 25/02/2020". dw.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ "Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. ^ "Preselección por Uruguay al Oscar". icau.mec.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  4. ^ ""Alelí", de Leticia Jorge, seleccionada para representar a Uruguay en los Óscar". Pantallazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  5. ^ "Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino". Sodre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  6. ^ "FICHA-TECNICA-Chico-ventana-también-quisiera-tener-un-submarino". cinelatinoamericano.org. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  7. ^ "Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino (película 2020) - Tráiler. resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Alex Piperno". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  8. ^ "Reparto Completo de Window Boy Would Also Like to Have a Submarine (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  9. ^ "Window boy would also like to have a submarine - La pobladora cine - English version". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  10. ^ "Uribe, el asesino que nos puso la mafia". www.lanuevaprensa.com.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  11. ^ "Estreno - La ópera prima de Alex Piperno, Chico ventana también quisiera tener un submarino llega a las salas de Uruguay". www.mna.gub.uy. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  12. ^ "Berlinale's Tagesspiegel Readers' Award goes to Alex Piperno's Window Boy Would also Like to Have a Submarine". www.filmfestivals.com. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  13. ^ Meza, Ed (2020-02-29). "'There Is No Evil' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  14. ^ "JEONJU Intl. Film Festival". eng-archive.jeonjufest.kr. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  15. ^ Shackleton, Liz. "Taipei Film Festival to go ahead as physical event without overseas guests". Screen. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  16. ^ "39th Istanbul Film Festival". 2021-04-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  17. ^ "Todo listo para el Festival de Cine de Mar del Plata: películas, homenajes y lo que hay que saber para participar". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-15.

External links

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