A Place

2013•32m•10.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

10.0/10(1)

Ivan, a Uruguayan political exile living in Mexico, returns to his country after his father's death. The reencounter with his empty home will push Ivan to look back in time in order to come to terms with the past.

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Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ernesto Álvarez

Iván

Sophie Alexander-Katz

Sophie Alexander-Katz

Lucía

Ricardo Mass

Padre Iván

Sofía González

Helena

Nicolás Menéndez

Iván niño

Gabriel Santoyo

Gabriel

Enrique Álvarez

Amigo

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