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Hard Times

5.6 average rating
5.6
Spanish / 115 MIN. / 2005

The Genres

The Synopsis

When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.

The Cast

Javier CámaraNathalie PozaEman Xor OñaLeonor WatlingGonzalo PedrosaYolanda SerranoXosé Manuel EsperanteMikel TelloFernando EchevarríaPere Arquillué

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