Hard Times (2005)

ALL 11/18/2005 (es) Drama 115 Min
  • Release
    11/18/2005
  • Production
    Iberrota Films
  • Rotten tomato
    56%
  • Original title
    Malas temporadas
  • Original language
    es
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.

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Hard Times (2005) 115 Min

ALL 11/18/2005 (es)
Drama
  • Release 11/18/2005
  • Production
    Iberrota Films
  • Original title Malas temporadas
  • es
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.

  1. Manuel Martín Cuenca

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer