Historias Breves I: Dónde y cómo Oliveira perdió a Achala(1995)
Two men of low life travel by car under a sweltering sun. They do not find the place they are looking for, lost in a remote Argentine countryside. They arrive at a workshop to ask questions and events seem to take off. The short was part of "Short Stories I" (1995).
Movie: Historias Breves I: Dónde y cómo Oliveira perdió a Achala
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Two men of low life travel by car under a sweltering sun. They do not find the place they are looking for, lost in a remote Argentine countryside. They arrive at a workshop to ask questions and events seem to take off. The short was part of "Short Stories I" (1995).
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1995-05-19
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