The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
1h 56m
Running Time
December 25, 1993Release Date
The Strategy of the Snail (1993)
1h 56m
Running Time
December 25, 1993Release Date
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Plot.
A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken. The tenants decide to unite and come up with a strategy, but in the process—while the landlord and his aggressive attorney are chasing them—the tenants transform into the opposite of who they once were.
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Cast & Crew.
Fausto Cabrera
Don Jacinto
Frank Ramírez
'Perro' Romero
Delfina Guido
Misia Triana, the housekeeper
Vicky Hernández
Doña Eulalia, the pious murderess
Sergio Cabrera
Director
Gustavo Angarita
Fray Luis
Salvatore Basile
Matatigres / Executive Producer
Humberto Dorado
Writer
Jorge Goldenberg
Writer
Rosa Virginia Bonilla
Doña Concepción
Ramón Jimeno
Writer
Marianella Cabrera
Producer
José María Nieto Roa
Producer
Leopoldo Guerra
Associate Producer
Germán Arrieta
Original Music Composer
Sandro Silvestri
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1993
Original NameLa estrategia del caracol
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Strategy of the Snail (Spanish: La estrategia del caracol) is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives. The film is a winner of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Film Cinema Festival of Latin America. The film is about a group of tenants of an old house in the center of Bogotá who face an illegal eviction by the owner, an arrogant banker. The tenants are led by an untitled lawyer and a Spanish anarchist exile. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.