Written by Santiago Calori, Salvador Roselli, and Carlos Sorín
Cinematography by Hugo Colace
Edited by Mohamed Rajid
Original music by Nicolas Sorín
Argentina/Spain, 2004, color, 35mm, 1.85:1, distributed by New Yorker Films (Cinema Tropical), 97 min.
Cast: Juan Villegas, Walter Donado, Gregorio, Rosa Valsecchi, Mariela Diaz
Spanish with English subtitles
Set
loose in the Argentinean economic wilderness, middle-aged car mechanic
Juan Villegas has a hard time making a living until, in exchange for
repairing a fan-belt, he is given Bombón, a pedigreed Argentine Dogo,
who miraculously leads the unassuming Patagonian into the heady world
of dog show breeding, training, and competitions.Bombón completely
changes his “owner’s” life, especially during the truly sweet climax.
-- Chale Nafus