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El somriure amagat

by Ventura Durall

Fiction | Spain | 2010 | HD | 13 min.

italian subtitles by EMM

Date
saturday 9 july
Location
BAONE, Villa Beatrice d'Este
EL SOMRIURE AMAGAT (01)
EL SOMRIURE AMAGAT (02)

Daniel, a ten-year-old child, escapes from his home in the Ethiopian countryside and reaches the capital, Addis Ababa; during his night wanderings, he comes  across some street children sleeping n a taxi: with great determination, he will try to join their group. It is a very realistic picture of the values that can flourish in a society composed exclusively of children.

Biography/Filmography:

Ventura Durall (Barcelona, Spain, 1974) is a screenwriter, director and producer. He graduated at the School of Cinema and Audiovisual of Catalonia, where he works as a teacher. In 2000 he founded the film studio Nanouk Films, which has become a reference point in the Spanish audiovisual scenario. Among his latest works there are: “Andrés Rabadán’s two lives” (2008) and “El perdón” (2009).

Direction
Ventura Durall
Script
Ventura Durall, Miguel Llansó
Photography
Mauro Herce
Editing
Ventura Durall, Martí Roca
Music
Diego Pedragosa
Cast
Following a 10-year-old kid who arrives at the Ethiopian capital after escaping from his home and his misfortunes to integrate into a street children group, The Hidden Smile constructs a realistic tale on the values that flourish in a society formed by ch
Distribution
Marvin&Wayne
Web site
www.marvinwayne.com