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Director
  
Juan Bautista Stagnaro

Language
  
Spanish

7/10
IMDb

Country
  
Argentina

The Amateur (1999 film) movie poster

Release date
  
April 22, 1999

Writer
  
Mauricio Dayub (novel), Juan Bautista Stagnaro

The Amateur (Spanish: El Amateur) is an Argentine drama film released in 1999, written and directed by Juan Bautista Stagnaro.

Contents

The film was based on a novel by Mauricio Dayub.

The picture was nominated for five Silver Condor Awards.

Plot

On the outskirts of a provincial town, Pajaro is determined to enter the Guinness Book of Records by breaking the longest bike-ride record.

He rides around the fountain in the square with the help of his friend, Lopecito. He is willing to face many challenges that face him, in attaining this new record.

Will this race open the path to love for him, and for his redemption?

Cast

  • Mauricio Dayub as Alfonso 'Pájaro' Romero
  • Pedro Heredia as Ramón
  • Vando Villamil as Lopecito
  • Arturo Goetz as Concejal
  • Cacho Espíndola as Intendente
  • Alejandra Puy as La Mora
  • Darío Grandinetti as Funcionario municipal

    • Exhibition

    The film premiered on April 22, 1999 and was released in Canada at the Montreal Film Festival and in America in Miami at the Hispanic Film Festival.

    The film was produced by Aleph Producciones S.A. and distributed by Transeuropa Video Entertainment on VHS.

    References

    The Amateur (1999 film) Wikipedia
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    The Amateur (1999 film) IMDb The Amateur (1999 film) themoviedb.org