

The Whore and the Whale
2004-04-01 · 122 min · ★ 5.2
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
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Production details
- Directors
- Luis Puenzo
- Production companies
- Patagonik, Wanda Visión, Naya Films SA, El Puente Producciones S.A, Programa Ibermedia, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, INCAA, TVE, Canal+ España, ICO
- Countries
- Argentina, Spain
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 150,000
Top Cast
Leonardo SbaragliaEmilio
Aitana Sánchez-GijónVera
Pep MunnéJordi
Mercè LlorensLola
Pompeyo AudivertOrestes
Miguel Ángel SoláSuárez
Belén BlancoMatilde
Carola ReynaMeme
Edward NutkiewiczErnesto
Vando VillamilDr. Zimmerman
Lydia LamaisonMatilde
Oscar NúñezEl Pibe Pedro
Oscar GuzmánUrondo
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