A Place in the World
Director: Adolfo Aristarain
Genre: Indie, World cinema, Western, Action/Adventure, Drama
Year: 1992
Country: Uruguay, Spain, Argentina
Language: Spanish Language
Starring: Federico Luppi, Cecilia Roth, José Sacristán, Leonor Benedetto, Rodolfo Ranni, Hugo Arana, Gaston Batyi, Lorena del Río, Mario Alarcón, Juan José Ghisalberti
A Place in the World (Spanish: Un lugar en el mundo) (1992) is an Argentine drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Adolfo Aristarain. The film features José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, and others.
The drama won numerous awards and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was declared ineligible and removed from the final ballot because it had been submitted by Uruguay, which had exercised insufficient artistic control over the film. It is the only film so far to have been disqualified from the Foreign Language Film category after having secured a nomination.
The film is set in 1974, following the death of Argentine President Juan Perón. The characters in this story argue about religion, politics, and human rights.
Critic Mick LaSalle, film critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, liked the film and wrote, "A Place in the World is a sensitive, beautifully made coming-of-age story, set against a backdrop of Argentine politics played out on a local scale. Featuring a cast of strong characters, all driven by their deepest beliefs and passions, this is that rare case of a film that's not just lovely -- it's lively, too."
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