Un lugar lejano
2009 film by José Ramón Novoa
Un lugar lejano (also titled En un lugar lejano) is a 2009 film directed by Uruguayan filmmaker José Ramón Novoa, with an original screenplay by writer Fernando Butazzoni and starring Erich Wildpret, Mirela Mendoza, Tristán Ulloa, Alberto Alifa, Elba Escobar, and Marcela Kloosterboer. It was a finalist for the Screenplay Award at the Havana International Film Festival. The film was released on 20 April 2010 in Spain.
In 2020 the movie have a streaming release on the streaming platform Cine ar play.
Production
It was a co-production between three countries: Venezuela (Joel Films), Argentina (Aleph Media), and Spain (Avalon Productions). Adolfo López Producciones also participated as the national co-producer for Venezuela.
Filming of Un lugar lejano began on 16 July 2007 in Venezuela. From 20 August, it continued in southern Patagonia, Argentina, and later in several locations in Galicia, Spain.
Panavision partnered with the project, providing the cameras and other equipment needed for production. The equipment arrived from Los Angeles, and the film was shot in Super 35 mm in widescreen format (2.40 x 1).
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