The Moneychanger
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Moneychanger |
| Original title | Así habló el cambista |
| Country of production | Uruguay , Argentina , Germany |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2019 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Federico Veiroj |
| script |
Arauco Hernández Holz , Martín Mauregui , Federico Veiroj |
| production |
Diego Robino , Santiago López Rodríguez |
| music | Hernan Segret |
| camera | Arauco Hernández wood |
| cut |
Fernando Epstein , Fernando Franco |
| occupation | |
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The Money Changer (Engl. "The money changers", AKA Así hablo el cambista ) is a tragicomedy of Federico Veiroj that in September 2019 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated its premiere. The film will also be screened at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián in September 2019 .
action
In the 1970s, Uruguay was under military rule. Criminals from Brazil and Argentina try to launder their money in the country. Humberto Brause, who comes from Montevideo, gets into currency trading and is supported by his father-in-law. When he got a job in a family business, he believed he could launder huge amounts of money.
production
Directed by Federico Veirojs . The film is based on the novel Así habló el cambista by his compatriot Juan Enrique Gruber from 1979. The film received a production grant of 40,000 euros from the World Cinema Fund.
Daniel Hendler can be seen in the lead role of Humberto Brause.
The shooting took place in Uruguay from mid-April to early June 2018.
The film will be presented from September 8, 2019 in the Platform section of the Toronto International Film Festival . The film will be shown at the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián at the end of September 2019 . It is slated to hit cinemas in Uruguay on October 10, 2019.
Awards
The film was submitted by Uruguay as an entry for the Academy Awards 2020 in the category Best International Film , but was not shortlisted. Further nominations follow.
Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián 2019
- Nomination for the Horizons Award ( Federico Veiroj )
Toronto International Film Festival 2019
- Nomination for the Platform Prize (Federico Veiroj)
Web links
- The Money Changer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Moneychanger at crew united
- The Money Changer in the program of the Toronto International Film Festival (English)
- Así habló el cambista in the program of the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián
- The Moneychanger - Trailer on YouTube (Video)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b 57th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced. In: filmlinc.org. August 6, 2019, accessed on August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Así hablo el cambista: novela (Book, 1979). In: worldcat.org. Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2019/sections_and_films/horizontes_latinos/7/670367/in