Italy / Sep 07, 2013 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Amaro Fredes | Football Kid |
| Ángel Maulen | Jehovah's Witness 1 |
| Carmén Rodríguez | Jehovah's Witness 2 |
| Gabriel García Páez | Priest |
| Manuel Paredes | |
| Paulina Giglio | Saleswoman |
| Gastón Salgado | Passerby |
| Wilsón Alvarez | Passerby 2 |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Las analfabetas |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Chile |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Planta, La Ventura, Kine-Imágenes Producciones, Juntos Films |
| Release date | 15 maggio 2014 |
| Production | Raúl Bolivar, Fernando Bascuñán, Ángel Maulen, Florencia Larrea, Carmén Rodríguez, Alicia Scherson, Daniel Hammer |
| Writer | Pablo Paredes, Moisés Sepúlveda |
| Editing | Rodrigo Fernandez, Pilar Rodríguez |
| Cinematography | Arnaldo Rodríguez |
| Assistant directors | Guillermo Salinas, Moisés Sepúlveda, Casandra Campos |
| Camera operators | Arnaldo Rodríguez |
| Additional photography | Arnaldo Rodríguez |
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| Production design | Diego Pulgar, Nicole Guzman |
| Art direction | Diego Pulgar, Nicole Guzman |
| Set decoration | Diego Pulgar, Nicole Guzman |
| Music | Cristóbal Carvajal, José Palma, Matías Valdés |
| Sound | José Palma, Matías Valdés, Cristóbal Carvajal |
| Costume design | Nicole Guzman, Viviana Verges O'Ryan, Luciana Ramos, Paz González |
| Makeup | Viviana Verges O'Ryan, Luciana Ramos, Nicole Guzman, Paz González |
| Hairstyling | Viviana Verges O'Ryan, Luciana Ramos, Nicole Guzman, Paz González |
Release dates
Premiere
Argentina / Nov 17, 2013 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 25, 2014 / Göteborg International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Chile / May 15, 2014
India / Dec 07, 2014 / Bengaluru International Film Festival
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