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CHINESE TAKE-AWAY (UN CUENTO CHINO)

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A Chinese with a phobia of cows and a grumpy Argentinian overcome their language barriers, traumatic experiences and interpersonal communication problems. 

Argentina/Spain, 2011, Preview
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altSunday, 11.12. | 5:15 pm
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Short synopsis:

Roberto is the eccentric owner of a hardware store and a notorious loner. He prefers collecting peculiar newspaper articles to social interaction. When he bumps into Jun, his life is turned upside down. Jun is Chinese, does not speak a word of Spanish and just arrived in Argentina. Roberto sees himself forced to help the young Chinese, but he only wants one thing: to get rid of the annoying guest as soon as possible. While searching for Jun's relatives, however, his own life is not spared from changes either. 

 

Why this comedy matters:
There are many films with crude characters that find themselves in situations in which they are forced to get along with each other. But often filmmakers do not dare to portray these characters in a nice way and turn to cynicism instead. Borensztein is not one of them. With great sensitivity and humor, he lets his protagonists overcome language barriers so that they can get what they are looking for in the end. In the role of Roberto: the brilliant Argentinean actor Ricardo Darín (THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES).

 

Won: International Film Festival Rom 2011 – Best Film and Audience Award

 

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Sebastián Borensztein:
"I first read the news that a cow fell from a plane on a Japanese fisher boat and flipped it over in the daily Argentinean newspaper Clarín. I clipped out the article right away and knew: This would be the first scene of my next film!"

Sebastián Borensztein studied Communications at the University of Salvador, Argentina. Since the 1990s he has been making various TV shows, for which he was named one of the five best directors of the century in Argentina in 2000. He is a director, producer and screenwriter. This is his third feature film after the award-winning LA SUERTE ÉSTA ECHADA and SIN MEMORIA.

 

You will love this film  if you like INCÓMODOS (AWKWARD), THE HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND or ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

 

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