When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance.
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Cast
17 people
China Zorrilla
Elsa
Known for
Waiting for the Hearse
Manuel Alexandre
Fred
Known for
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
Placido
Blanca Portillo
Cuca
Known for
Volver
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José Ángel Egido
Paco
Known for
Red Queen
Criminal: Spain
Omar Muñoz
Javi
Known for
The Dark Hour
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Roberto Carnaghi
Gabriel
Known for
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Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa
Juan
Known for
Alone
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Gonzalo Urtizberea
Alejo
Known for
Therapy Done Right
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Fanny Gautier
Laura
Known for
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The Truthers
Federico Luppi
Pablo
Known for
Cronos
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Tomás Sáez
Goyo
Known for
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Julián Villagrán
Doctor 1
Known for
The Plague
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Marcos Carnevale Director · Lily Ann Martin Writer Marcela Guerty Writer
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $2.6M · First release July 28, 2005
Box office
Budget
$2,600,000
Worldwide gross
$2,985,837
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Shazam
Production
MC Millecento
Production
Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas
Production
TVE
Production
Canal+ España
Production
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Production
INCAA
Production
ICO
Production
Argentina · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Elsa y Fred
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Argentina · July 28, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Germany
April 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 15, 2008 · Digital
Romania
July 28, 2005 · Theatrical
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