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The Mole Agent
El Agente Topo
Directed by
Maite Alberdi
Produced by Marcela Santibanez
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
Editing: Carolina Syraquian
Music: Vincent van Warmerdam
Runtime:
84 min
Release Date: 21 August 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 21 August 2020
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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.