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Dead Candi

Dead Candi

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Dead Candi

2018

1h 28m

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Drama

Overview

Lucas is a withdrawn young man with a deep desire to travel. However, he carries the responsibility of supporting his dysfunctional family in his consciousness. Enduring the rejection he feels for his unbridled, but outstanding younger brother and his accomplice mother obsessed with appearances, Luke's contradictory emotions explode into a violent crime.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Armin Felmer

Lucas

Nicolás Durán

Nicolás Durán

Elías

María Olga Matte

María Olga Matte

Marta

Cristóbal Gilmore

Chipa

Benjamín Ruiz

Pape

Ignacia Goles

Maca

Pablo Ausensi

Pablo Ausensi

Pancho

Javiera Villagrán

Emi

Carolina Flores

Vale

Agustín Silva

Agustín Silva

Rorro

Creative team

Directed by: Eugenio Arteaga
Written by: Andrés Vargas Henny
Iñaki Velásquez
Produced by: Kristel Rudloff

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