Porcelain Horse

(Mejor no hablar (de ciertas cosas))
Javier Andrade | Drama, Fiction

2010 | 100 minutes | Ecuador

Paco and his brother Luis break into their parents' house to steal a porcelain horse for drug money. Confronted by their father, a fight unfolds with chilling consequences.

Synopsis

Paco Chavez's life is careless and charming. It's a life of illicit drugs and a forbidden love affair he carries with Lucía, his former high school sweetheart, now married to another man. One night, Paco and his younger brother Luis enter their parent's home to steal a porcelain horse to pawn in order to score more drugs. Their father catches them and a fight ensues. The consequences of that fight will haunt both brothers forever.

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Main credits

Andrade, Javier (film director)
Andrade, Javier (screenwriter)
Palacios, María de Los Ángeles (film producer)
Savinovich, Francisco (actor)
Aráuz, Víctor (actor)
Orlandini, Leovanna (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Chris Teague; music, Sebastian Game.


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Festivals

Warsaw International Film Festival; Sao Paulo International Film Festival; Lleida Latin-American Film Festival - Best Film, Best Director; Sofia International Film Festival; Miami Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Javier Andrade

NATIONALITY: Ecuador

YEAR: 2010

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults

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