Oblivion Verses
When the elderly caretaker of a remote morgue discovers the body of a young woman killed during a protest, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial before the militia returns.
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Juan Margallo
El Hombre de la Morgue
Known for
Champions
The Spirit of the Beehive
Tomás del Estal
Gravedigger
Known for
The Plague
Riot Police
Antoine Héberlé
Alireza Khatami
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Terrestrial Verses
Lantouri
Frédéric Bellaïche
Manuel Morón
Driver
Known for
The Plague
Patria
Joost de Vries
Roberto Matus
Itziar Aizpuru
Old Woman
Known for
The Legacy of the Bones
Flowers
Florent Mangeot
Marc Malze
Gonzalo Robles
Administrator
Known for
El Presidente
Alireza Khatami Director · René Ballesteros Screenplay Dominique Welinski Screenplay
United States release October 20, 2017 · Produced in Chile, France, Germany, Netherlands · Production Lemming Film, Endorphine Production
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Quijote Films
Production
Lemming Film
Production
Endorphine Production
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House on Fire
Production
Chile · France · Germany · Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
Los versos del olvido
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2017
Premiere
United States · October 20, 2017
Chicago International Film Festival
Chile · May 31, 2018
Theatrical
Brazil
October 22, 2017 · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
September 8, 2017 · Toronto International Film Festival
China
June 21, 2018 · Shanghai International Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 2018 · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Denmark
October 5, 2017 · CPH:PIX
France
August 1, 2018 · Theatrical
Germany
June 9, 2018 · Internationales FilmFest Emden Nordeney
Greece
November 10, 2017 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
India
October 12, 2017 · Mumbai Film Festival
Iran
April 20, 2018 · Fajr International Film Festival
Israel
July 27, 2018 · Jerusalem Film Festival
Netherlands
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 16, 2017 · Busan International Film Festival
Sweden
January 27, 2018 · Göteborg Film Festival
Taiwan
November 17, 2017 · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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