Aballay (film)

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Aballay
Aballay2010Poster.jpg
Argentinian poster
Directed by Fernando Spiner
Screenplay byFernando Spiner
Based onThe short story Aballay
by Antonio Di Benedetto
Produced byEduardo Carneros
Fernando Spiner
Starring Pablo Cedrón
CinematographyClaudio Beiza
Release date
  • 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Aballay (Spanish : Aballay, el hombre sin miedo) is a 2010 Argentine action drama film written and directed by Fernando Spiner. [1] The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, [2] [3] but it did not make the final shortlist. [4]

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  1. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 58. ISBN   978-1908215017.
  2. "La Argentina ya tiene su candidata al Oscar: Aballay, el hombre sin miedo". La Nacion. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  3. "63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. "9 Foreign Language Films Vie for Oscar". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.