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El balancín de Iván
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El balancín de Iván

2002-04-12 · 19 min · ★ 6.8

Drama

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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Directors
Darío Stegmayer
Production companies
Exodo
Countries
Argentina, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Malena AlterioMalena AlterioEva
Juan Diego BottoJuan Diego BottoRoberto
Ernesto AlterioErnesto AlterioIván (adulto)
María BottoMaría BottoAna (adulta)
Blas MiglioreIván
Juana MiglioreAna

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