Overview
A painter from the big city goes to a remote canyon to commit suicide. To reach some calmness he stays at the farmstead of Ascen, an old religious woman. Although only a few words are spoken, love grows.
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Ariel Award for Best Picture (2004)
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Box office
Made on a $250K budget
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Setting
Set in Mexico
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Music
Music by Arvo Pärt, Dmitri Shostakovich and Johann Sebastian Bach
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Diego Martínez Vignatti
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Carlos ReygadasWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 15, 2003
- Original language
- Spanish
- Budget
- $250.1K
- Countries
- Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain
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