7 Boxes
7 Boxes | |
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Spanish | 7 cajas |
Directed by | Juan Carlos Maneglia Tana Schémbori |
Screenplay by | Juan Carlos Maneglia |
Produced by | Vicky Jou Camilo Ramirez Guanes |
Cinematography | Richard Careaga |
Music by | Fran Villalba |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Paraguay |
Languages | Spanish Guarani Korean |
Budget | $650,000 |
Box office | $1 million |
7 Boxes (
and Tana Schémbori.Initially the film was to be released in June 2011, but was delayed when the film was accepted as a competitor in the International Film Festival of San Sebastian in Spain.
After months of work, the film was finally released on August 10, 2012, and received praise from
Plot
On a hot Friday in April 2005 in
Cast
- Celso Franco as Victor, a porter who aspires to become a famous actor. He is recruited to transport seven mysterious boxes in exchange for one hundred dollars.
- Lali Gonzalezas Liz, a young woman who accompanies Victor on his mission.
- Nelly Davalos as Tamara
- Jin Hyuk Johnny Kim as Jim
- Víctor Sosa as Nelson
- Nico García as Luis
Accolades
The film was nominated at the
7 Boxes won the "Films in Progress" in what was the first unanimous decision at the International Film Festival of San Sebastian.
Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 31 critics and, categorizing the reviews as positive or negative, assessed 30 as positive and 1 as negative for a 97% rating. Among the reviews, it determined an average rating of 7 out of 10.[3]
Filming
Juan Carlos Maneglia was a regular visitor to Asunción's
Production
7 Boxes was directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori.[4] The original script was cowritten by Maneglia and Tito Chamorro. Richard Careaga performed the cinematography, and the Synchro team carried out the coordination of the technical operation. The original music was composed by Fran Villalba, and production and post-production were performed by Schémbori and Maneglia. The executive producers are Jou Vicky Ramirez, Camilo Guanes and Rocio Galiano, while Oniria is the advertising agency of the movie.
External links
- Official website
- 7 Boxes at IMDb
- 7 Boxes at Rotten Tomatoes
- 7 Boxes at The International Film Festival's official website
- Film review for 7 Boxes at The Globe and Mail
Bibliography
- 7 Boxes, Variety, Robert Koehler, 9 September 2012
- "7 Boxes" Arrives on Home Video, The Independent Critic, Richard Propes, Access date: 31 May 2022
- 7 Boxes’ a thrilling Paraguayan crime caper , Los Angeles Times, Review: Martin Tsai, 6 February 2014
References
- ^ 7 Boxes Review - Thinking outside the Box, Bigpicturebigsound, David Kempler, 2014-02-06
- ^ 7 Boxes, Rogerebert-Revies, Sheila O'Malley, 07 February 2014
- ^ "7 Boxes Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2014-01-15. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ 7 cajas, En-Filme, 29 - Jul - 2015 (in Spanish)