Presos Explained

Presos
Director:	Esteban Ramírez
Starring:	Alejandro Aguilar
Runtime:	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

• Alejandro Aguilar as J.J.
• Natalia Arias as Victoria
• Rocío Carranza as Iris
• Leynar Gomez as Jason
• Daniel Marin as Emanuel
• Edgar Roman as Sebas
• Freddy Viquez 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Drama carcelario 'Presos' luchará por un puesto en los Óscar y Goya . Herrera . Manuel . La Nacion . 30 September 2015 . 30 September 2015.
2. Web site: Costa Rica Selects Esteban Ramirez' 'Presos' as Oscar Submission . Aguilar . Carlos . IndieWire . 30 September 2015 . 30 September 2015.
3. Web site: Internationally renowned Costa Rican film 'Presos' to premiere back home -. 29 August 2015. The Tico Times - Costa Rica News - Travel - Real Estate.