Chinese Take Away (Un cuento chino)
Contemporary World Cinema - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2011
Sebastián Borensztein / Feature Narrative / Argentina, Spain / 2011 / 98 min / Colour / 35 mm / In Spanish / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
Synopsis
A delightful and heartwarming Latin American comedy, “Chinese Take Away” is the story of Jun, a Chinese man who has just landed in Argentina and doesn’t speak a word of Spanish – and Roberto, the grumpy shopkeeper who is forced to adopt him.
About the Director
Sebastián Borensztein is an Argentinian screenwriter and director. He had a successful and prolific television career creating nearly a dozen TV series in the 90s including the Emmy ® nominated “El Garante” and “Tiempo Final”, transmitted in more than 50 countries. His first feature “La Suerte Esta Echada” (2005) won the French Union of Film Critics Discovery Award
and was followed by “Sin Memoria”.
Credits
- Director
- Sebastián Borensztein
- Screenwriter
- Sebastián Borensztein
- Producer
- Gerardo Herrero, Juan Pablo Buscarini
- Editor
- Fernando Pardo
- Music
- Lucio Godoy
- Cinematographer
- Rodrigo Pulpeiro
- Distributor
- Latido Films
- Cast
- Ricardo Darín, Ignacio Huang, Muriel Santa Ana