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The Strategy of the Snail
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Title: The Strategy of the Snail

Release Date: 25 Dec 1993

Runtime: 1h 56m

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Director: Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Compañía para el Fomento Cinematográfico - FOCINE

Production Companies: Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Compañía para el Fomento Cinematográfico - FOCINE

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.4 (80 votes)

Cast

  • Jacinto Ibarburen: Fausto Cabrera
  • "Perro" Romero: Frank Ramírez
  • Misia Trina: Delfina Guido
  • Doña Eulalia: Vicky Hernández
  • Víctor Honorio Mosquera: Humberto Dorado
  • Fray Luis: Gustavo Angarita
  • Matatigres: Salvatore Basile
  • Doña Concepción: Rosa Virginia Bonilla
  • : Marcela Gallego
  • : Yolanda García
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