The Hands Explained

The Hands
Native Name:
Director:Alejandro Doria
Producer:Christian Blanco
Horacio Grinberg
José Paquez
Maria José Poblador
Jorge Poleri
Facundo Ramilo
Luis A. Sartor
Daniel Viterman Ludueña
Music:Federico Jusid
Cinematography:Willi Behnisch
Editing:Marcela Sáenz
Studio:Aleph Producciones S.A.
Carbelli Producciones
Unlam
Distributor:Primer Plano Film Group
Transeuropa Video Entertainment
Country:Argentina
Italy
Language:Spanish
Italian
Gross:$562,629

The Hands (Spanish; Castilian: Las manos) is a 2006 Argentinean-Italian film directed by Alejandro Doria. The plot was inspired by the life and work of Catholic priest Mario Pantaleo. Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro wrote the screenplay. The film won one Goya Award.

Synopsis

Film based on the life of Father Mario Pantaleo, born in Italy and brought to Argentina as a child. He devoted himself to the impoverished and the ailing, providing words of solace, and those who believed that he could diagnose and heal with his hands.

Cast

Accolades

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards

Goya Awards (Spain)