

Blessed by Fire
2005-09-08 · 100 min · ★ 7.2
A war veteran, haunted by the horrors of war and the experiences he shared with fellow soldiers drafted to the battlefront as an 18-year-old conscript, is forced to confront the memories of his past after a former comrade attempts suicide. 20 years after the war, he finally attempts to reconnect with his past to begin to heal his old wounds.
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- Directors
- Tristán Bauer
- Production companies
- Canal+
- Countries
- Argentina, Spain
- Status
- Released
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Gastón PaulsEsteban Leguizamón
Víctor Hugo CarrizoPizarro
Arturo BonínMédico Buenos Aires
Juan LeyradoCoronel
Lautaro Delgado TymrukEditor
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