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From Afar
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Title: From Afar

Release Date: 21 Jan 2016

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama

Director: Factor RH Producciones

Production Companies: Factor RH Producciones

Overview: Examines the struggles of a man petrified by the notion of human contact and intimacy. Armando, aged 50, cruises young men in the streets of Caracas and pays them to come back to his house. He also regularly spies on an older man with whom he seems to have ties from the past. One day he meets 17-year-old Elder, leader of a small band of thugs. Their turbulent relationship will come to mimic the violent, passionate, oppressive unpredictability of the city around them.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (122 votes)

Cast

  • Armando: Alfredo Castro
  • Elder: Luis Silva
  • Amelia: Jericó Montilla
  • María: Catherina Cardozo
  • Manuel: Marcos Moreno
  • Fernando: Jorge Luis Bosque
  • Javier Marcano: Felipe Massiani
  • Mermelada: Auffer Camacho
  • Yoni: Iván Peña
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