| In This Tricky Life | |||
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| Director: | Beatriz Flores Silva | ||
| Cinematography: | Francisco Gozón | ||
| Music: | Carlos Da Silveira | ||
| Runtime: | 103 minutes | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
In This Tricky Life (es|'''En la puta vida'''|links=no) is a 2001 film directed by Beatriz Flores Silva. It was Uruguay's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was awarded the 'Golden Columbus' at the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival. An international co-production among companies from Uruguay, Belgium, Spain and Cuba,[1] the film was produced by BFS Producciones, Saga Film, Avalon Productions and ICAIC.[2]
It is based on the novel El huevo de la serpiente by journalist María Urruzola, whose investigations exposed an Uruguayan sex trafficking network in 1992.[3]