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Undertow(Movie, 2009)

Original title: "Contracorriente" (Spanish/ES)
1h 40min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
UndertowRating: 3.7/5 (with 5555 votes)
Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 romantic drama film directed, written and produced by Javier Fuentes-León in his directorial debut. Initial financing came from Germany and France with additional financing from Peru. The film shot in Cabo Blanco, Peru, won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S.A. Other Audience Awards included Cartagena, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, Utrecht, Lima, and Galway, as well as Jury Awards in Madrid, San Francisco, Seattle, Toulouse, and Philadelphia. It received a nomination as Best Latin American Film at the 2011 Goya Awards in Spain. The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. ()
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About Undertow

A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Colombia, France, Peru
Plays in: Peru
Original language: Spanish (ES)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES)
Translated into 11 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/23/2009
Cast: Manolo Cardona, Cristian Mercado, Tatiana Astengo, Haydeé Cáceres, Emilram Cossío, Cindy Díaz
Screenwriter: Javier Fuentes-León
Film Editor: Roberto Benavides
Director of Photography: Mauricio Vidal
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Contracorriente - Gegen den Strom"
"Contracorriente"
"Contracorriente"
"Contra a Corrente"

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