El balancín de Iván

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El balancín de Iván

2002

0h 19m

6.7(3 votes)

Drama

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Ana is a woman of thirty-something, goes back to the house where she spent of her childhood during the Argentine dictatorship.

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6 members

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Malena Alterio

Eva

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Juan Diego Botto

Roberto

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Ernesto Alterio

Iván (adulto)

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María Botto

Ana (adulta)

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Blas Migliore

Iván

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Juana Migliore

Ana

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