Director:
Ana Diez
Run Time: 90 minutes
Country: SPAIN, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY
Year: 2008
Ana Diez
Run Time: 90 minutes
Country: SPAIN, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY
Year: 2008
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Small Country (Paisito)
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SMALL COUNTRY is set in Uruguay’s political turmoil of the early 70s and told from the point of view of two lifelong friends whose families ended up on opposite sides of the conflict. Rosana is the privileged 11-year-old daughter of Severgnini (the police chief of Montevideo) and a sophisticated mother who objects to living in a working class neighborhood. Young Xavi and his family live next door. His father, a Spanish immigrant named Manuel, is a humble shoemaker. Both men are decent people and dedicated to their families, but political events compel them to make wrenching choices. Marxist guerrillas known as the Tupamaros are plotting to overthrow the authoritarian regime, and they’re putting pressure on Manuel to use his friendship with the police chief to help them. Meanwhile, the military government is taking over the civilian police and Severgnini is forced against his will to cooperate. As young Rosana and Xavi start to enjoy the beginnings of puppy love, their world is suddenly split apart in a way that will haunt them throughout their lives. Years later, when they reunite in Spain, neither of them can shake off the hold that their “paisito,” their SMALL COUNTRY, still has on them. (In Spanish with English subtitles) – B.B.
Sidebar generously supported by
| Sidebars | Cinema en Español |
| Producer | Gerardo Herrero |
| Screenplay | Ricardo Fernandez |
| Cinematography | Alfonso Parra |
| Editing | Fernando Pardo |
| Music | Lucio Godoy |
| Principal Cast | Mauricio Dayub, Emilio Guierrez Caba, Viviana Saccone, Maria Botto |
| Director Bio | Ana Diez was born in Tudela, Spain in 1957. She has worked as an editor, producer, and director in her native country as well as in Latin America. |
| Select Filmography | "Arder and Yul" (1989), "Everything is Dark" (1997), SMALL COUNTRY (2008) |
| Print Source |
Latido Films Massimo Saidel latidofilms.com www.latidofilms.com |
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