Pequeña revancha | |
Director: | Olegario Barrera Monteverde |
Country: | Venezuela |
Language: | Spanish |
Pequeña revancha is a 1986 Venezuelan film directed by Olegario Barrera Monteverde, with his screenplay based on the story La composición by Chilean writer Antonio Skármeta.[1]
Pedro is a 12-year-old boy who lives in a village where any question is answered with repression. He has a girlfriend, Matilde, and a dog, Rocky. The teacher and father of a friend are arrested by the military. The death of his dog makes him look for revenge.
The film was nominated for the 1st Goya Awards as Best Iberoamerican Film.[2] It also received the TVE Special Award for New Directors at the 1985 San Sebastián International Film Festival and the Critics' and Jury Awards at the Havana Film Festival.[3]