El último tren

Infobox Film
name = El último tren


image_size =
caption = Theatrical Poster
director = Diego Arsuaga
producer = Executive Producer: Mariela Besuievski
Producers:
Pablo Bossi Gerardo Herrero Óscar Kramer Carlos Mentasti
writer = Diego Arsuaga Fernando León de Aranoa
Beda Docampo Feijóo
narrator =
starring = Héctor Alterio Federico Luppi
music = Nicolás Baraldi Hugo Jasa
cinematography = Hans Burman
editing = Daniel Márquez Fernando Pardo
distributor = Patagonik Film Group
released = Uruguay: May 31, 2002
runtime = 94 minutes
country = Argentina Spain Uruguay
language = Spanish
budget =
website =
amg_id = 1:296129
imdb_id = 0303267

"El último tren" (English: "The Last Train") (2002) is an Argentine, Spanish, and Uruguayan comedy drama film, directed by Diego Arsuaga, and written by Arsuaga, Fernando León de Aranoa, and Beda Docampo Feijóo. It's also known as "Corazón de fuego" in Argentina. [imdb title|id=0303267|title=El último tren.]

The film's executive producer was Mariela Besuievski, and it was produced by Pablo Bossi, Gerardo Herrero, Óscar Kramer, and Carlos Mentasti.

Plot

Thew film tells of an ambitious business man (Pauls) who wants to sell train 33, affectionately known as "Corazón de fuego," to a company in Hollywood.

A group of elderly men known as "The Friends of the Rails" think that to do so would be to sell an important part of the country's history and so devise to steal the train.

The group of hijackers is lead by "El Professor" (Alterio) and the train itself is driven by Pepe who says he learned how to do so during the Spanish civil war. The group is also accompanied by Dante Minetti (Soriano), who suffers from Alzheimer's, and Guito, Pepe's nine year old great-nephew.

The escapade takes the train all across the small country, exhibiting Uruguay's vibrant landscape and varied climate, also revealing many abandoned towns and train stops.

Distribution

The film was released wide in Uruguay May 31, 2002, and in Argentina on August 22, 2002.

The picture was screened at various film festivals, including: the Montréal World Film Festival, Canada; the Palm Springs International Film Festival, USA; the "Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse", France; the Copenhagen International Film Festival, Denmark; the Hamburg Film Festival, Germany; and others.

Cast

* Héctor Alterio as El Profesor
* Federico Luppi as Pepe
* José Soriano as Dante
* Gastón Pauls as Jimmy Ferreira
* Balaram Dinard as Guito
* Eduardo Miglionico as Ponce
* Elisa Contreras as Micaela
* Saturnino García as De León
* Jenny Goldstein as Notera
* Alfonso Tort as Daniel

Awards

Wins
* Montréal World Film Festival: Best Latin-American Feature Film, Diego Arsuaga; Best Screenplay, Diego Arsuaga; Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Diego Arsuaga; 2002.
* Uruguayan Film Critics Association: UFCA Award; Best Uruguayan Film; 2002.
* Valladolid International Film Festival: Best Actor, Héctor Alterio, Federico Luppi, and José Soriano; Best New Director, Diego Arsuaga; 2002.
* Ariel Awards, Mexico: Silver Ariel; Best Latin-American Film, Uruguay; 2003.
* Goya Awards: Goya; Best Spanish Language Foreign Film, Diego Arsuaga, Uruguay; 2003.
* Gramado Film Festival: Audience Award Latin Film Competition, Diego Arsuaga; Special Jury Award Latin Film Competition, Diego Arsuaga; 2003.
* Lima Latin American Film Festival: Elcine Second Prize, Diego Arsuaga; 2003.

Nominations
* Montréal World Film Festival: Grand Prix des Amériques, Diego Arsuaga; 2002.
* Valladolid International Film Festival: Golden Spike, Diego Arsuaga; 2002.
* Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best Actor, Héctor Alterio; Best Actor, José Soriano; Best Music, Hugo Jasa; 2003.

References

External links

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* [http://www.cinenacional.com/peliculas/index.php?pelicula=2773 "Corazón de fuego"] at the cinenacional.com sp icon.