A Translator
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment. Based on a true story.
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Rodrigo Santoro
Malin
Known for
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Maricel Álvarez
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Yoandra Suárez
Isona
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Milda Gecaitė
Olga
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Nataliya Rodina
Elena
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Aleksandra Maslennikova
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Genadijs Dolganovs
Vladimir
Known for
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Eslinda Núñez
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Known for
Memories of Underdevelopment
Juan of the Dead
Nikita Semenov
Alexi
Osvaldo Doimeadiós
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Jorge Carlos Perez Herrera
Javier
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Rodrigo Barriuso Director · Sebastián Barriuso Director Lindsay Gossling Screenplay
United States release January 19, 2018 · Produced in Canada, Cuba · Languages Russian, Spanish
Production
ICM Partners
Production
Creative Artisans Media
Production
Involving Pictures
Production
Canada · Cuba
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Languages
Original title
Un traductor
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Russian · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Brazil
April 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Greece
October 6, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 23, 2020 · Digital
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