Small Country
Watch TrailerTwo young people learn about love as politics turn their world upside down in this drama from director Ana Diez. After a long and successful career as a soccer player, Xavi retires from the game and moves to Spain, where one day to his surprise he happens upon Rosana, a friend from his childhood in Uruguay. As Xavi and Rosana catch up on what has happened to them over the past thirty years, they flash back to 1973, when young Xavi and his father Manuel, a shoemaker, lived down the street from Rosana.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Paisito |
| Year | 2008 |
| Country | Argentina, Uruguay, Spain |
| Genre | Romance, Drama |
| Director | Ana Díez |
| Runtime | 84 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.4/10 (5 votes) |
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The film constructs its narrative on the delicate contrast between the nostalgic warmth of memory and the cold shadow of political violence. It relies on a minimalist style, where pauses and glances carry more weight than loud declarations.
What lingers after viewing is an intimate, tactile drama where a nation's history is conveyed through trembling hands, hidden letters, and the silent pacts of children. It leaves a lasting impression of bitter tenderness for those lost 'small homelands' within us all. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Ana Díez
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On a quiet evening, alone or with someone you can share a contemplative silence with, to be followed by a talk not about plot, but about personal recollections it stirs.
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