Zanahoria Explained
| Director: | Enrique Buchichio |
| Producer: | - Natacha López
- Guillermo Casanova
- Hugo Castro Fau
- Carolina Álvarez
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| Screenplay: | Enrique Buchichio |
| Based On: | Newspaper report by Jorge Lauro and Alfredo García |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Mario Buchichio |
| Cinematography: | Pablo Parra |
| Editing: | Guillermo Casanova |
| Studio: | Lavorágine Films, Lagarto Cine |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Uruguay, Argentina |
| Language: | Spanish |
Zanahoria (alternatively titled Detrás de la verdad[1] [2]) is a 2014 Uruguayan-Argentine thriller drama film written and directed by Enrique Buchichio.[3] [4]
Plot
The story is based on events that occurred in Uruguay prior to the national elections of 2004. Two journalists are contacted by an informant who offers them evidence of crimes that took place during the Uruguayan dictatorship of 1973–1985 under the so-called Operación Zanahoria ("Operation Carrot").[5]
Production
The film was produced by Natacha López and Guillermo Casanova, of Lavorágine Films,[6] and by Hugo Castro Fau and Carolina Álvarez of Lagarto Cine.[7]
Cast
- César Troncoso (Walter)
- Martín Rodríguez (Jorge)
- Abel Tripaldi (Alfredo)
- Nelson Guzzini (Osvaldo)
- Mónica Navarro (Silvina)
- Victoria Césperes (Vicky)
- Carlos Vallarino (Mario)
- Ana Rosa (Clara)
- Martín Pavlovsky (Eduardo)
Awards
- 2014: Colón de Oro, Festival de Huelva[8]
- 2014: Montevideo Audiovisual Member of the Departmental Intendancy of Montevideo: Finalización
- 2013: Promotional Fund Prize from the Institute of Cinema and the Audiovisual of Uruguay
- 2013: INCAA Prize, Argentina
- 2013: Montevideo Audiovisual Member of the Departmental Intendancy of Montevideo: Filma
- 2011: FONA Prize (Uruguay)
Notes and References
- Web site: Zanahoria - Detrás de la Verdad. www.cinema-bio.ch. 2017-02-24.
- Web site: Detrás de la verdad - Movie (2016) TWC Central. TWC Central. 2017-02-24.
- Web site: "Zanahoria": el misterio de los periodistas y el informante. elpais.com.uy. www.elpais.com.uy. es-ES. 2017-02-24.
- Web site: Una película para contar la historia de la dictadura en Uruguay . 2024-02-17 . La Capital.
- Web site: Zanahoria - Cartelera.com.uy. www.cartelera.com.uy. 2017-02-24.
- Web site: Lavorágine films - Productora de cine » Zanahoria. www.lavoraginefilms.com. 2017-02-24.
- Web site: Home. 2015-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721044134/http://www.zanahoriafilm.com/ . 2017-02-24. 2015-07-21 .
- Web site: La película uruguaya 'Zanahoria' ganó el Colón de Oro del Festival de Huelva. Diario de Noticias de Navarra. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201538/http://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/2014/11/24/ocio-y-cultura/cultura/la-pelicula-uruguaya-zanahoria-gano-el-colon-de-oro-del-festival-de-huelva . 2017-02-24. 2016-03-04 .
