The House of Water

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The House of Water (1984)

Directed by Jacobo Penzo

Drama · 1h 30m

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

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Cast

Franklin Vírgüez Cruz Elías Salmerón Acosta Hilda Vera La madre Doris Wells Asunción Elba Escobar Alicia Plaza
G
Giles Bickford Primer gringo
E
Eduardo Gil
E
Edgar Serrano
M
Martha Pabón Henry Zakka

Crew

Director
Jacobo Penzo
Writer
Tomás Eloy Martínez

Details

Original title
La casa de agua
Release date
1984-05-16
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Original language
ES
Spoken languages
Spanish
Countries
Venezuela
Production
Jacobo Penzo Producciones