Venezzia

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Venezzia
Venezzia-Poster.jpg
Directed byHaik Gazarian
Written byJorge Hiller
Produced byDelfina Catala
Tony Fadel
Ruddy Rodríguez
Starring Alfonso Herrera
Ruddy Rodríguez
Rafael Romero
Distributed byAlter Producciones
Release date
25 September 2009
Running time
90 min.
CountryVenezuela
LanguagesSpanish
English

Venezzia is a 2009 Venezuelan drama film based on real events; the role of Venezuela during World War II and a love story.

Contents

The movie stars famous telenovela actress Ruddy Rodríguez and Mexican actor and singer Alfonso Herrera along with another number of well-known Latin American actors. [1]


Cast

Plot

War and espionage sets the stage for a star-crossed romance in this historical drama from director Haik Gazarian. It's early 1942, and the United States has finally joined the Allied cause in World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Oil is a precious commodity needed to fuel fighter planes, battleships, jeeps and other vehicles, and when German U-Boats are sighted off the coast of Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea, it becomes clear something must be done to guard the nation's oil fields from Nazi attack. Frank Moore (Alfonso Herrera) is an American communications expert sent to the coastal village of Puerto Miranda to help keep tabs on German plans to attack the oil fields. Moore was given the assignment in part because his mother was Latino and he speaks Spanish, but this doesn't help him get along with his commander, the authoritarian and short-tempered Capt. Enrique Salvatierra (Rafael Romero). However, when Moore meets Venezzia (Ruddy Rodriguez), Salvatierra's beautiful wife, he's immediately infatuated, and when she reveals that she shares his attraction, they fall into a love affair that could jeopardize their futures as well as Moore's mission, especially when he's suspected of being a double agent.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominatedResult
2009El Universo del EspectaculoBest Picture
Haik Gazarian
Won
Best StoryWon
Best ActressWon
Best ActorWon
Best Director
Haik Gazarian
Won
Palm Beach International Film Festival Best PictureWon
Best StoryWon
2010Silver Lei Award en el Honolulu Film FestivalFor Excellence in FilmWon
Sonoma International Film Festival Best Film ForeignWon
Amsterdam Film FestivalBest Feature RomanticWon
Festival Internacional de Cine de Canada Best ActorWon
Premios Juventud Can He Act or What?Won

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References

  1. "RUDDY RODRIGUEZ Y ALFONSO HERRERA PROTAGONIZAN VENEZZIA". www.rumberos.net. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.