

The Movie Teller
2023-10-27 · 116 min · ★ 6.5
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s extraordinary talent will spread throughout the village, changing the fortunes of her family as the country is transformed forever.
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- Directors
- Lone Scherfig
- Production companies
- Embankment Films, Selenium Films, A Contracorriente Films, Altiro Films, Contadora Films, Latido Films, Telecable, TVE, TV3
- Countries
- Chile, France, Spain
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bérénice BejoMaría Magnolia
Antonio de la TorreMedardo
Daniel BrühlHauser
Sara BeckerMaría Margarita Mayor
Alondra ValenzuelaMaría Margarita (8-10)
Joaquín GuzmánMarcelino (19/14)
Pablo SchwarzDon Nolasco
Mario HortonAurelio
Luis UribeLuis
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