A Translator Explained

A Translator
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Director:	Rodrigo Barriuso Sebastián Barriuso
Producer:	Sebastian Barriuso Lindsay Gossling
Starring:	Rodrigo Santoro Maricel Alvarez Yoandra Suarez
Music:	Bill Laurance
Cinematography:	Miguel Ioan Littin-Menz
Editing:	Michelle Szemberg
Production Companies:	Creative Artisans Media Involving Pictures
Distributor:	Film Movement. US
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	Cuba Canada
Language:	Spanish Russian

A Translator (Spanish; Castilian: '''Un Traductor''') is a 2018 Cuban docudrama directed by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso. It was selected as Cuba's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[1]

Plot

When survivors of the Chernobyl disaster arrive in Cuba for medical treatment, a local Russian literature professor is ordered to act as a translator.^[2]

Cast

• Rodrigo Santoro as Malin (the translator)
• Maricel Álvarez as Gladys (nurse)
• Yoandra Suárez as Isona (Malin's wife)^[2]
• Nikita Semenov as Alexi
• Jorge Carlos Perez Herrera as Javier
• Genadijs Dolganovs as Vladimir
• Milda Gecaite as Olga
• Eslinda Nuñez as Dr. Rivas
• Osvaldo Doimeadios as Dr. Sanchez
• Nataliya Rodina as Elena

See also

• List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscars: Cuba Selects Un Traductor as its Academy Awards Candidate . Cinema Tropical . 31 August 2019.
2. Web site: 'Un Traductor' ('A Translator'): Film Review - Sundance 2018 . Sheri . Linden . The Hollywood Reporter . 19 January 2018 . 30 August 2019.