Venezzia Explained

Venezzia
Director:Haik Gazarian
Producer:Delfina Catala
Tony Fadel
Ruddy Rodríguez
Starring:Alfonso Herrera
Ruddy Rodríguez
Rafael Romero
Distributor:Alter Producciones
Runtime:90 min.
Country:Venezuela
Language:Spanish
English

Venezzia is a 2009 Venezuelan drama film based on real events; the role of Venezuela during World War II and a love story.

The movie stars famous telenovela actress Ruddy Rodríguez and Mexican actor and singer Alfonso Herrera along with another number of well-known Latin American actors.[1]

Cast

Plot

War and espionage sets the stage for a star-crossed romance in this historical drama from director Haik Gazarian. It's early 1942, and the United States has finally joined the Allied cause in World War II after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Oil is a precious commodity needed to fuel fighter planes, battleships, jeeps and other vehicles, and when German U-Boats are sighted off the coast of Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea, it becomes clear something must be done to guard the nation's oil fields from Nazi attack. Frank Moore (Alfonso Herrera) is an American communications expert sent to the coastal village of Puerto Miranda to help keep tabs on German plans to attack the oil fields. Moore was given the assignment in part because his mother was Latino and he speaks Spanish, but this doesn't help him get along with his commander, the authoritarian and short-tempered Capt. Enrique Salvatierra (Rafael Romero). However, when Moore meets Venezzia (Ruddy Rodriguez), Salvatierra's beautiful wife, he's immediately infatuated, and when she reveals that she shares his attraction, they fall into a love affair that could jeopardize their futures as well as Moore's mission, especially when he's suspected of being a double agent.

Awards

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2009El Universo del EspectaculoBest Picture
Best Story
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Director
Palm Beach International Film FestivalBest Picture
Best Story
2010Silver Lei Award en el Honolulu Film FestivalFor Excellence in Film
Sonoma International Film FestivalBest Film Foreign
Amsterdam Film FestivalBest Feature Romantic
Festival Internacional de Cine de CanadaBest Actor
Premios JuventudCan He Act or What?

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RUDDY RODRIGUEZ Y ALFONSO HERRERA PROTAGONIZAN VENEZZIA . www.rumberos.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090327145200/http://www.rumberos.net/rumberos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=44%3Acine&id=725%3Avenezzia&Itemid=112 . 2009-03-27.