ARGENTINA / 13 MIN. / 2013 / FICTION / HD / 2.35:1 / DOLBY 5.1 / COLOR
Subtitles available: English
Ramírez has a challenge to pass. He drives away in silence to the port of Buenos Aires. ‘El topo’ will evaluate him. Based on a short novel of Samanta Schweblin.
Ramírez espera, tiene una prueba que superar. Maneja en silencio hacia el puerto de Buenos Aires. El Topo lo evaluará. Basado en un cuento de Samanta Schweblin.
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Festivals & Awards
- Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2013)
- Festival Internacional de Mar del Plata (Argentina, 2013)
- Piriápolis de Película (Uruguay, 2013)
- 13er Festival Internacional de Escuelas Montevideo (Uruguay, 2013)
- Bienal de Arte Joven de Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2013) – winner Primer Premio Internacional
- Up&Coming Hannover Film Festival (Germany, 2013)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar (Chile, 2013) – Special Mention
- Festival ABC Cortos (Spain, 2013)
- Festival Brasileño de Escuelas de Cine (Brazil, 2013)
- BAFICI, Festival de Cine Independiente de Buenos Aires, (Argentina, 2014)
- XV Latin Film Festival (Ireland, 2014)
- Sehsüchte International Film Festival, (Germany, 2014) – Special Mention
- Cinema Jove Valencia (Spain, 2014)
- Festival de Escuelas de cine do Sao Paulo (Brazil, 2014)
- Fresh Film Festival Prague (Czech Republic, 2014)
- San Marino Film Festival (San Marino 2014)
- IX Pizza, Birra y Cortos, Santa Fé (Argentina, 2014) – winner Best Short Film, Best Short Fiction
- FICUBU Brazil (Brazil, 2014)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali (Colombia, 2014)
- Festival Internacional Signes de Nuit (France, 2014)
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cast
German de Silva, Alberto Ajaka
written and directed by
Alejo Santos
producer
Universidad del Cine, Daniel Rosenfeld, Alejo Santos
cinematographer
Jerónimo Torres
editor
María Ines Boffi, Lorenzo Bombicci
sound design
Natalia Lavalle
world sales
ShortsFit
director's bio
Born in Buenos Aires in 1985. He left his studies in philosphy to study filmmaking at FUC. He is an editor in films and advertising. He edited the feature films 'La calle de los pianistas", "E il cibo va", "El camino del encuentro", "Alias Yineth". He directed the short films "Matar a un perro" and "Weltende". He's been selected to participate in Talents BA and Talents Berlinale 2016.