A Shadow You Soon Will Be
Una sombra ya pronto serás
Synopsis
This film follows the exploits of a middle aged man as he wanders through Argentina. It is set in the early '80s following the end of Argentina's long military dictatorship and is based on a 1990 novel by Osvaldo Soriano. Only recently returned from European exile, with no family and friends to welcome him home, "the engineer" travels the lonely southern Pampas of Argentina on the way to a job. He is periodically joined by other strange wanderers such as Nadia, the gun slinging psychic, Lem, a strange travelling millionaire, Barante, the hobo, and Coluccini, a bankrupt circus owner who involves "the engineer" in a rigged card game..
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Héctor Olivera
- Screenplay & Story
- Osvaldo Soriano, Héctor Olivera
- Original Title
- Una sombra ya pronto serás
- Country of Origin
- Argentina
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish, Italian, Latin
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Studios
- Aries Cinematográfica Argentina
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Héctor Olivera
Osvaldo Soriano, Héctor Olivera
Félix "Chango" Monti
Department Leadership Roster
Osvaldo Soriano
Writer
Héctor Olivera
Director
Héctor Olivera
Writer
Félix "Chango" Monti
Director of Photography
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What is A Shadow You Soon Will Be about?
This film follows the exploits of a middle aged man as he wanders through Argentina. It is set in the early '80s following the end of Argentina's long military dictatorship and is based on a 1990 novel by Osvaldo Soriano. Only recently returned from European exile, with no family and friends to welcome him home, "the engineer" travels the lonely southern Pampas of Argentina on the way to a job. He is periodically joined by other strange wanderers such as Nadia, the gun slinging psychic, Lem, a strange travelling millionaire, Barante, the hobo, and Coluccini, a bankrupt circus owner who involves "the engineer" in a rigged card game..
Who directed A Shadow You Soon Will Be?
A Shadow You Soon Will Be was directed by Héctor Olivera.
Who stars in A Shadow You Soon Will Be?
The principal cast of A Shadow You Soon Will Be includes Miguel Ángel Solá, Pepe Soriano, Roberto Carnaghi, Luis Brandoni, Eusebio Poncela.
When was A Shadow You Soon Will Be released and how long is it?
A Shadow You Soon Will Be was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
Is A Shadow You Soon Will Be based on a book or true story?
A Shadow You Soon Will Be is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Osvaldo Soriano".