The Distinguished Citizen
After refusing big and prestigious awards all over the world, Mr. Mantovani, Literature Nobel Prize winner, accepts an invitation to visit his hometown in Argentina, which has been the inspiration for all of his books. It turns out that accepting this invitation is the worst idea of his life. Expect the unexpected when you have used real people as characters in your novels!
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Cast
22 people
Oscar Martínez
Daniel Mantovani
Known for
Wild Tales
Toc Toc
Dady Brieva
Antonio
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4x4
Andrea Frigerio
Irene
Known for
The Extortion
Desire
Belén Chavanne
Julia
Known for
Nothing
Hypersomnia
Nora Navas
Nuria
Known for
Pain and Glory
Mirage
Manuel Vicente
Intendente
Known for
The Boss
Hermanos y detectives
Iván Steinhardt
Romero's Henchman #2
Known for
The Last Man
Marcelo D'Andrea
Florencio Romero
Known for
El marginal
El Angel
Gustavo Garzón
Gerardo Palacios
Known for
What the Waters Left Behind
Hypersomnia
Julián Larquier Tellarini
Conserje (as Julian Larquier)
Known for
Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez
Emma Rivera
Emilse
Also in
Darling, I Am Going Out for Cigarettes and I Will Be Right Back
Community Squad
Nicolás de Tracy
Roque
Also in
Sebastián Marcelo Wainraich
Desubicado- Nicolás de Tracy
Gastón Duprat Director · Mariano Cohn Director Andrés Duprat Writer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $1.7M · United States release January 10, 2017
Box office
Budget
$1,700,000
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Aleph
Production
Televisión Abierta
Production
Arco Libre
Production
Magma Cine
Production
A Contracorriente Films
Production
INCAA
Production
TVE
Production
Programa Ibermedia
Production
Aleph Media
Production
Ibermedia
Production
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Production
Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales
Production
Televisión Española
Production
Argentina · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
El ciudadano ilustre
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2016
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Argentina · September 8, 2016
Theatrical
United States · January 10, 2017
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
China
December 7, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
France
March 8, 2017 · Theatrical
September 5, 2017 · Digital · VOD
September 5, 2017 · Physical · DVD
November 8, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Greece
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
November 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
October 16, 2016 · Digital
Netherlands
May 4, 2017 · Theatrical
September 20, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Russia
May 11, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
October 28, 2016 · Theatrical
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