- 25 Watts
Infobox Film
name = 25 watts
image_size =
caption = Theatrical Poster
director =Juan Pablo Rebella Pablo Stoll
producer = Producer: Fernando Epstein
writer =Juan Pablo Rebella Pablo Stoll
narrator =
starring =Daniel Hendler
Jorge Temponi
Alfonso Tort
music =
cinematography =Bárbara Álvarez
editing = Fernando Epstein
distributor =Cinema Tropical
released = Uruguay:June 10 ,2001
runtime = 92-94 minutes
country =Uruguay
language = Spanish
budget = $200,000 (estimated)
website = http://www.cinematropical.com/distribution/25watts.htm
amg_id = 1:241953
imdb_id = 0280381"25 watts" is a 2001 Uruguayan urban
comedy drama film directed and written byJuan Pablo Rebella andPablo Stoll . Theindependent film picture starsDaniel Hendler , Jorge Temponi, and Alfonso Tort. [imdb title|id=0280381|title=25 Watts.]The film a total of 10 awards and 3 nominations, including Best Feature Film Award at the
Rotterdam International Film Festival , Best First Feature Film Award at theHavana Film Festival , and others.Plot
The film covers 24 hours in the life of three street youths in
Montevideo .The story is about three young boys, Leche, Javi and Seba, trying to survive until Sunday. They have a lot of problems in studies, girls, and the only thing that they do is drinking or sleeping or encountering strange people like the crazy delivery boy, a retarded
drug addict philosophical counter clerk at a video rental store.Javi has landed a job driving a sound truck that plays the same radio spot for pasta all day long, while his buddy Leche, who is supposed to be studying for his exams, instead finds himself having sexual fantasies about his
tutor , and Seba is waylaid by a handful of small-time dope dealers when all he wants to do is go home and watch theporno movie he's just rented.Cast
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Daniel Hendler as Leche
* Jorge Temponi as Javi
* Alfonso Tort as Seba
* Valentín Rivero as Hernán, a blond friend
* Walter Reyno as Don Héctor, Javi's boss
* Damián Barrera as Joselo, Héctor's son
* César Herrera as Neighbor in elevator
* Judith Anaya as Leche's grandmother
* Federico Veiroj as Gerardito
* Valeria Mendieta as María
* Silvio Sielsky as Pitufo, the Guinness records freak
* Claudio Martínez as Kiwi, young man with ball
* Teresita González as Neighbor with chair
* Roberto Suárez as Gepetto, the pizza man
* Gonzalo Eyherabide as Sandía, the video club owner
* Robert More as Rulo, a junkie
* Carolina Presno as Beatriz
* Nacho Mendy as Chopo, Rulo's friend
* Leo Trincabelli as Menchaca, Rulo's friend
* Luis Villasante as Waiter
* Marcelo Ramón as Bouncer
* Daniel Mella as Lalo, Beatriz' boyfriendExhibition
The film first previewed at the
Rotterdam International Film Festival in theNetherlands onJanuary 28 ,2001 but was not released fully inUruguay untilJune 1 ,2001 .The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Karlovy Vary Film Festiva, Czech Republic; the Helsinki International Film Festival, Finland; the Warsaw Film Festival, Poland; the Medellín de Película, Colombia; the Latin America Film Festival, Poland; and others.
Critical reception
Deborah Young, film critic for "Variety" magazine and reporting from the
Rotterdam Film Festival , gave the film a mixed review and wrote, "A rare offering from Uruguay, "25 Watts" dully portrays the dim lives of three teenage boys in a sleepy Montevideo neighborhood. With no story to tell, tyro co-directors Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll place far too much faith in hang-dog,Jim Jarmusch -style humor, emphasized by repetitious dialog, flat B&W lensing, and limited sets. Pic --which won one of the three Tiger Awards and the Youth Jury Prize at Rotterdam -- lacks the spark of inspiration that would make this formula work, and most viewers are likely to run for cover well before the end." [ [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117797513.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0 Young, Deborah] . "Variety," film review,March 12 ,2001 . Last accessed:February 17 ,2008 .]Awards
Wins
* Uruguayan Film Critics Association: UFCA Award, Best Uruguayan Film; 2001.
* Bogota Film Festival: Honorable Mention, Juan Pablo Rebella; For focusing on the daily problems of today's youth; 2001.
*Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema : Best Actor, Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi and Alfonso Tort;FIPRESCI Prize, Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll; For injecting humor, visual energy and delightful dialogue into the 'Slacker' movie formula; 2001.
* Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival,Spain : Audience Award, Feature Film, Pablo Stoll and Juan Pablo Rebella; Special Mention, Feature Film, Pablo Stoll and Juan Pablo Rebella; 2001.
*Havana Film Festival : Coral, Best First Work, Pablo Stoll and Juan Pablo Rebella; 2001.
* Lima Latin American Film Festival: Best Screenplay, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll; 2001.
*Rotterdam International Film Festival : MovieZone Award, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll; Tiger Award, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll; 2001.Nominations
* Bogota Film Festival: Golden Precolumbian Circle, Best Film, Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll; 2001.
* Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema: Best Film, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll; 2001.
*Gramado Film Festival ,Brazil : Golden Kikito, Latin Film Competition - Best Film, Juan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll; 2001.References
External links
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* [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=349520 "25 Watts"] film review at "La Nacion " by Fernando López sp icon
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