The Strategy of the Snail | |
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Directed by | Sergio Cabrera |
Written by | Humberto Dorado Ramón Jimeno Sergio Cabrera Jorge Goldenberg |
Produced by | Sergio Cabrera Salvo Basile Sandro Silvestri |
Starring | Carlos Vives Humberto Dorado Florina Lemaitre Fausto Cabrera Frank Ramírez Víctor Mallarino |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Colombia |
Language | Spanish |
The Strategy of the Snail (Spanish: La estrategia del caracol) is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film co-written, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives. The film is a winner of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Film Cinema Festival of Latin America. The film is about a group of tenants of an old house in the center of Bogotá who face an illegal eviction by the owner, an arrogant banker. The tenants are led by an untitled lawyer and a Spanish anarchist exile. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.