Presos
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Written by | Esteban Ramírez |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Costa Rica |
Language | Spanish |
Presos (Inmate) is a 2015 Costa Rican drama film directed by Esteban Ramirez. The film was selected as entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1][2]
Plot[]
Presos is a drama film about a young woman whose safe existences unravels when she secretly befriends a prison inmate.[3]
Cast[]
- as J.J.
- Natalia Arias as Victoria
- as Iris
- as Jason
- as Emanuel
- as Sebas
- as «Tanque»
Production[]
The film was shot in Guadalupe, San José and Costa Rica and produced by Amaya Izquierdo. It was director Ramírez's third film and inspired by the 1973 documentary Los Presos, done by Ramirez's father.[3]
See also[]
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References[]
- ^ Herrera, Manuel (30 September 2015). "Drama carcelario 'Presos' luchará por un puesto en los Óscar y Goya". La Nacion. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (30 September 2015). "Costa Rica Selects Esteban Ramirez' 'Presos' as Oscar Submission". IndieWire. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Internationally renowned Costa Rican film 'Presos' to premiere back home -". The Tico Times - Costa Rica News - Travel - Real Estate. 29 August 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2015 films
- Spanish-language films
- 2015 drama films
- Costa Rican films
- Costa Rica stubs
- North American film stubs
- 2010s drama film stubs