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Spanish | Temblores |
Directed by | Jayro Bustamante |
Written by | Jayro Bustamante |
Produced by | Jayro Bustamante Gérard Lacroix Marina Peralta Pilar Peredo Georges Renand Edgard Tenembaum |
Starring | Juan Pablo Olyslager Diane Bathen Mauricio Armas Zebadúa |
Cinematography | Luis Armando Arteaga |
Edited by | Cesar Diaz Santiago Otheguy |
Music by | Pascual Reyes |
Production companies | Tu Vas Voir Productions La Casa de Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Countries | Guatemala France |
Language | Spanish |
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The film premiered in the Panorama program at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. [3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Sebastiane Latino Award for best Latin American LGBTQ-themed film. [4]
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