Borges falls in love with Beatriz Viterbo, a high-class young woman, who decides to marry a government official who makes Borges strongly suspect him, speculating that he is a sadist who is slowly poisoning Beatriz. To save Beatriz Borges, he decides to turn to a detective, who becomes the hinge of an unthinkable story.
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Cast
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Miguel Ángel Solá
Jorge Luis Borges
Known for
The Crimes That Bind
Sunday's Illness
Blanca Oteyza
Beatriz Viterbo
Also in
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Víctor Laplace
Carlos Daneri
Known for
The Man of Your Dreams
Norman Briski
Erik Lönnrot
Known for
Argentina 1985
I Married a Dumbass
Roberto Carnaghi
Pierre Menard
Known for
Soy Luna
Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez
Alicia Berdaxagar
Leonor, Borges's mother
Also in
Pobre diabla
Bodas de cristal
Cristina Banegas
Boarding house owner
Known for
The Two Popes
Gemini
Roly Serrano
Alejandro Villari
Known for
El marginal
The Hairy Tooth Fairy
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Otto Dietrich
Known for
XXY
The Dark Side of the Heart
Víctor Bruno
Bartender
Also in
Beyond the Sun
Los dueños del silencio
José María López
Funes
Also in
Los simuladores
The Official Story
Jorge Ochoa
Librarian
Known for
Of Love and Shadows
Juan Carlos Desanzo Director · José Pablo Feinmann Writer Carlos Torlaschi Cinematographer
Budget $650K · First release May 17, 2001 · Produced in Argentina
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Budget
$650,000
Production
Argentina
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Languages
Original title
El amor y el espanto
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Argentina · May 17, 2001
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No release date listed for United States.
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