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THE SHAME (LA VERGUENZA) (Past Film)
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 110 minutes

Log Line

Could you return your child?
Pepe and Lucia, a modern and well – to – do thirty years old couple, face to this hard decision which will bring unexpected consequences on their lifes.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2009 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2009 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Screening)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : David PLANELL

Synopsis

The Shame takes place during the course of a single morning.
The morning in which Pepe and Lucia, a modern and well – to – do thirty years old couple, have decided to tell Jimena, the social worker who managed the adoption of their son Manu, that the life with the boy is very hard.
They cannot handle with the eight – year old Peruvian boy they have adopted. The last six months with him have turned their lives into a living hell. And they want to give him back. But a decision like this one brings unexpected consequences on their lifes.

Production

Country(ies) : SPAIN

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