Hard Times
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When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.
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Cast
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Javier Cámara
Mikel
Known for
Talk to Her
The Young Pope
Nathalie Poza
Ana
Known for
Cathedral of the Sea
Julieta
Eman Xor Oña
Carlos
Known for
Chico & Rita
Leonor Watling
Laura
Known for
Talk to Her
The Oxford Murders
Gonzalo Pedrosa
Gonzalo
No other roles listed
Xosé Manuel Esperante
Chico 1
Known for
The Sea Inside
Eye for an Eye
Mikel Tello
Ramón
Known for
Crime Wave
Fernando Hechavarria
Fabré
Also in
Return to Ithaca
Chocolat
Pere Arquillué
Pascual
Known for
Princesses
To Hell With The Ugly
Manuel Martín Cuenca Director · Alejandro Hernández Writer David Carretero Cinematographer
First release November 18, 2005 · Produced in Spain · Original title Malas temporadas
Production
Iberrota Films
Production
Spain
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Languages
Original title
Malas temporadas
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · November 18, 2005
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
May 8, 2007 · Digital
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