Paraguayan Hammock

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Paraguayan Hammock
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Directed by Paz Encina
Written byPaz Encina
Produced by Simon Field
Keith Griffiths
Starring Ramon Del Rio
Georgina Genes
Cinematography Willi Behnisch
Edited byMiguel Schverdfinger
Release date
  • 18 May 2006 (2006-05-18)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryParaguay
LanguageGuaraní

Paraguayan Hammock (Guarani : Hamaca paraguaya) is a 2006 Paraguayan drama film directed by Paz Encina. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Paraguayan Hammock". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2009.