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Bombon the dog (Bombón el perro) - Juan Villegas, Mariela Diaz, Rosa Valsecchi, Carlos Sorin

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A charming, shaggy tale of one man, his dog and his dreams.

From the award-winning director of Minimal stories (Special Jury Award and FIPRESCI Prize in San Sebastián 2003, Spain's Goya Award 2004) and one of the leading Latin-American film producers of today, Oscar Kramer whose credits include Sally Potter's The tango lesson.

Patagonia is a rough land, and for 52-year-old Juan Villegas (Juan Villegas), it's even rougher. A mechanic who's just lost his job, Juan tries to make ends meet by selling hand-made knives. No one wants them, but Juan isn't bitter and never loses his calm.

When he repairs a young woman's car one day, he is given a most unusual gift: a beautiful Dogo Argentino, a game hound of noble pedigree called Bombón. Man and dog carefully eye each other, each creature weighing the pros and cons of a possible long-term relationship. But Bombón is good-natured and willing, and Juan unquestioningly welcomes the dog into his life. More yet: Bombón begins to change his new master's life.

Swept into the world of exuberant dog trainer Walter, Juan is talked into entering Bombón into a local dog show, where Bombón comes in third! For Juan Villegas, it's a first step in a promising new career as exhibitor - and the start of a beautiful friendship...

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama Argentina dog road trip Spanish Patagonia

Persons of interest

Juan Villegas .... Juan "Coco" Villegas
Walter Donado .... Walter Donado
Micol Estévez .... Graciela "Gracielita"
Claudina Fazzini .... Claudina
Kita Ca .... Claudina's mother
Pascual Condito .... Pascual
Carlos Rossi .... Gerente
Mariela Díaz .... Coco's daughter
Rosa Valsecchi .... Susana
Gregorio .... Bombón
Santiago Calori .... Screenwriter
Salvador Roselli .... Screenwriter
Carlos Sorin .... Screenwriter
Carlos Sorin .... Director

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Bombon the dog (Bombón el perro) official movie site
Bombon the dog (Bombón el perro) film production notes
Bombon the dog (Bombón el perro) QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards 2005: Nominated: Silver Condor: Best Cinematography (Hugo Colace), Best Director (Carlos Sorin), Best Film, Best Music (Nicolas Sorin), Best New Actor (Pascual Condito, Juan Villegas), Best Sound (Carlos Abbate, José Luis Díaz)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2005: Cinema Argentino
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2004: Won: FIPRESCI Prize (Carlos Sorin); Nominated: Golden Seashell (Carlos Sorin)

NB: Spanish language dialogue with English language subtitles
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