The Violin (2005 film)

The Violin
Film poster
Directed by	Francisco Vargas
Produced by	Ángeles Castro Hugo Rodríguez
Written by	Francisco Vargas
Starring	Ángel Tavira
Cinematography	Martín Boege
Edited by	Ricardo Garfias
Release dates	11 March 2005 (2005-03-11)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Violin (Spanish: El violín) is a 2005 Mexican drama film directed by Francisco Vargas. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

Cast

Ángel Tavira as Don Plutarco
Gerardo Taracena as Genaro
Dagoberto Gama as Capitán
Mario Garibaldi as Lucio
Fermín Martínez as Teniente
Silverio Palacios as Comandante Cayetano
Octavio Castro as Zacarías
Mercedes Hernández as Jacinta
Gerardo Juárez as Pedro
Ángeles Cruz as Jefa Guerrilera 1
Norma Pablo as Jefa Guerrilllera 2
Ariel Galvan as Joaquín
Amorita Rasgado as Prostitutas
María Elena Olivares as Doña Lupe
Esteban Castellanos as Manuel

Awards

The film won the Grand Prize in 2007 at the Miami International Film Festival.^[2] At the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Ángel Tavira won the award for Best Male Performance (Prix d'Interprétation Masculine Un Certain Regard).^[1] It also received three Ariel Awards from the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences.^[3]

References

1 2 "Festival de Cannes: The Violin". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
↑ "Miami festival hands out honors". variety. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
↑ "Ariel Awards 2007 Winners". altfg.com. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

External links

The Violin at the Internet Movie Database

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