The Distinguished Citizen

The Distinguished Citizen

7.3IMDb Score
Released:2016-09-08
Duration:118 min
Director:Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
Actors:Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Belén Chavanne, Nora Navas
Production:Aleph, Televisión Abierta, Arco Libre, Magma Cine, A Contracorriente Films, INCAA, TVE, Programa Ibermedia
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Overview:

After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!

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