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Personal Effects(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-09-01
60%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.
Overview:
At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies: 
TRZ Comunicacion
Traziende Producciones / TRZ
Movie: Personal Effects
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marina de Tavira
Marina
Alejandra Gollas
Mimí
Arturo Barba
Adán
Moisés Arizmendi
Santiago
José Antonio Barón
Productor de Tv
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Overview
At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.
Release Date
2006-09-01
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Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.
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