Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1965)
3.8 of 5 from 46 ratings
79 minutes
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- Synopsis:
Banned for thirty years by the Argentinean government, 'Chronicle of a Boy Alone', is a searing indictment of a fascist regime running roughshod over its most vulnerable citizens, its children. Focusing on the bleak life of eleven-year-old bad boy Polin, who's been abandoned by his family and sent to live in a state-run orphanage, it's also a moving portrait of the human spirit imprisoned by the chains of well-intentioned fools. Inside the harsh confines of the supposedly beneficial institution, Polin and his fellow inmates must deal with constant physical and psychological abuse by the staff, as well as the natural emotional tensions brought on by their own burgeoning adolescence. But through it all, they manage to keep their hopes alive with optimistic talk of freedom and bold plans of escape. One day, when the opportunity finally arises, and Polin learns that freedom, too, has its price. A neorealist masterpiece! - Actors:
- Diego Puente, Tino Pascali, Cacho Espíndola, Victoriano Moreira, Beto Gianola, Leonardo Favio, María Vaner, Elcira Olivera Garcés, María Luisa Robledo, Hugo Arana, Carlos Lucero, Mario Pena, Juan Valunes, Amadeo Sáenz Valiente, Juan Castro
- Directors:
- Leonardo Favio
- Writers:
- Leonardo Favio, Jorge Zuhair Jury
- Aka:
- Crónica de un niño solo
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Argentina
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