The Whore and the Whale

16
2h 2m
2004
4.938 /10 (16)

Overview

A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.

Country : Argentina, Spain
Genre : Drama
Languages : Español
Released Date: 2004-04-01

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Emilio

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Vera

Pep Munné

Jordi

Mercè Llorens

Lola

Martín Caloni

Juanito

Pompeyo Audivert

Orestes

Miguel Ángel Solá

Suárez

Nicolás Tognola

El Pibe Pedro

Belén Blanco

Matilde

Carola Reyna

Meme

Edward Nutkiewicz

Ernesto

Vando Villamil

Dr. Zimmerman

Lydia Lamaison

Matilde

Oscar Núñez

El Pibe Pedro

Oscar Guzmán

Urondo

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