Touch the Sky (film)

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Touch the Sky
Tocar el cielo poster.png
Theatrical release poster
SpanishTocar el cielo
Directed byMarcos Carnevale
Written by
  • Marcos Carnevale
  • José A. Félez
  • Lily Ann Martin
  • Andrés Gelós
Produced byJosé Antonio Félez
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music by Lito Vitale
Production
companies
  • Tesela P.C.
  • Alta Produccíon S.L.
  • Shazam Producciones S.A.
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 August 2007 (2007-08-02)(Argentina)
  • 7 September 2007 (2007-09-07)(Spain)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

Touch the Sky [1] (Spanish: Tocar el cielo) is a 2007 drama film directed by Marcos Carnevale [2] and starring Facundo Arana, Betiana Blum, and China Zorrilla. It is a co-production between Argentina and Spain. It tells two stories that take place between Buenos Aires and Madrid. [3]

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Plot

The story begins on New Year's Eve. A group of friends have a tradition that they carry out every year at the same time in Argentina and in Spain. At midnight in Buenos Aires and at five o'clock in the morning in Madrid, one of them sends up a balloon with a sheet of paper hanging from the string below it, on which they have written their wishes for the new year.

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References

  1. Holland, Jonathan (27 September 2007). "Touch the Sky". Variety .
  2. Tocar el cielo, sinopsis de la película - LaHiguera.net
  3. Tocar el cielo (2007) - FilmAffinity
  4. Tocar el cielo (2007) de Marcos Carnevale - AlohaCriticón
  5. Holland, Jonathan (27 September 2007). "Touch the Sky". Variety .