Undertow (2009 film)
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Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 romantic drama film directed, written and produced by Javier Fuentes-León in his directorial debut. Initial financing came from Germany and France with additional financing from Peru.[2] The film shot in Cabo Blanco, Peru, won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S.A.[3] Other Audience Awards included Cartagena, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, Utrecht, Lima, and Galway, as well as Jury Awards in Madrid, San Francisco, Seattle, Toulouse, and Philadelphia. It received a nomination as Best Latin American Film at the 2011 Goya Awards in Spain.
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Directed by | Javier Fuentes-León |
Written by | Javier Fuentes-León |
Produced by | Javier Fuentes-León |
Starring | Cristian Mercado Manolo Cardona Tatiana Astengo |
Cinematography | Mauricio Vidal |
Edited by | Roberto Benavides |
Music by | Selma Mutal |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Peru Colombia France Germany |
Language | Spanish |
Box office | $501,256[1] |
The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[4] but it did not make the final shortlist.[5]