Marco Bechis

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Marco Bechis
Born24 October 1955
NationalityChilean/Italian
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film director

Marco Bechis (born in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-Italian film screenwriter and director. His film Garage Olimpo was screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section. [1]

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Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Olympic Garage". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.