Picado Fino
Encyclopedia
Fine Powder is a 1993
Argentine
drama film
, written and directed by Esteban Sapir
. The picture features Facundo Luengo, Belén Blanco, Marcela Guerty, among others.
His life isn't going exactly as planned. Though he has impregnated his girlfriend Ana, he finds himself avoiding her because he has fallen in love with Alma, so he ignores Ana.
When he needs to make some money, he hooks up with a drug dealer, and this makes matters worse.
in Cuba
on December 1993. It opened in Argentina on April 23, 1998.
Nominations
1993 in film
The year 1993 in film involved many significant films, including the blockbuster hits Jurassic Park, The Fugitive and The Firm. -Events:...
Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
, written and directed by Esteban Sapir
Esteban Sapir
Esteban Sapir is an Argentine cinematographer, film director, and screenplay writer.He works in the cinema of Argentina.-Filmography:Directing* Picado fino aka Fine Powder...
. The picture features Facundo Luengo, Belén Blanco, Marcela Guerty, among others.
Plot
The film tells of Thomas (Facundo Luengo) a Jewish grown man who lives with his grandmother in the industrial section of a large Argentine city.His life isn't going exactly as planned. Though he has impregnated his girlfriend Ana, he finds himself avoiding her because he has fallen in love with Alma, so he ignores Ana.
When he needs to make some money, he hooks up with a drug dealer, and this makes matters worse.
Distribution
The film was first presented at the Havana Film FestivalHavana Film Festival
The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
in Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
on December 1993. It opened in Argentina on April 23, 1998.
Cast
- Facundo Luengo as Tomás Caminos
- Belén Blanco as Ana
- Marcela Guerty as Alma
- Miguel Ángel SoláMiguel Ángel SoláMiguel Ángel Solá is a prolific Argentine actor who has made over 60 film appearances in film and TV in Argentina since 1973....
as Profesor de violín - Juan Leyrado as Selector de personal
- Ana María Giunta as Selectora de personal
- Ricardo Merkin as Dealer
- Sandro Nunziatta as Padre
- Nora Zinski as Madre
- Laura Martín as Hermana
- Fanny Robman as Abuela
- Hernán Pérez as Novio
- Alicia Mariola as Maestra
- Alejandro Sisco as Policía
- Miguel Kukoski as Diariero
- Eulalio Segovia as Mozo
Awards
Wins- Havana Film FestivalHavana Film FestivalThe Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Spanish-language filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana, and in English as Festival of New Latinamerican Cinema of La Havana.The festival takes place...
: FIPRESCIFIPRESCIThe International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
Prize - Special Mention, Esteban Sapir; 1996.
Nominations
- Molodist International Film Festival, UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
: Best Film Award; Best Full-Length Fiction Film, Esteban Sapir; 1997. - Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Editing, Marcelo Dujo and Miguel Martin; Best First Film, Esteban Sapir; 1999.
External links
- Fine Powder at the cinenacional.comCinenacional.comCinenacional.com is a web portal and web-based database about Argentine cinema.The site provides a vast array of information, including: films, television programs, directors, actors, cinematographers, film editors, production designers, and other production professions in Argentina...
- Picado fino film clip at you Tube