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The Mole Agent
El Agente Topo

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Directed by Maite Alberdi
Produced by Marcela Santibanez
Written by Maite Alberdi
With: Sergio Chamy, Romulo Aitken, Berta Ureta, Marta Olivares, Rubira Olivares, Petronila Abarca, and Zoila Gonzalez
Cinematography: Pablo Valdés
Editing: Carolina Syraquian
Music: Vincent van Warmerdam
Runtime: 84 min
Release Date: 21 August 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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Endearing but slight hybrid of documentary and drama follows an 83-year-old man hired to infiltrate a Chilean nursing home to look for signs of elder abuse. At times poignant but never fully rises above its gimmicky approach.