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Jesus
is an old civil servant working at the Ministry of Finances
in La Paz, Bolivia. One day at work, he suffers a sudden
heart attack and is hospitalized.
In
hospital a bureaucratic misunderstanding leads to the
exchange of Jesus' identity papers being mixed up with
a terminally ill cancer patient. Jesus' wife and employers
are informed of Jesus' death.
When
he returns home weeks later, to his wife's surprise,
she tells him time apart lead her to realize that she
would be happier on her own and leaves, taking with
her most of their savings. Jesus sees no option but
to try to make the most of his "new" identity
and the opportunities it brings.
An
amusing and ingenious black comedy for the discerning…
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AWARDS
Best
International Film / Best Director
Icaro Film Festival, Guatemala
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Director:
MARCOS
LOAYZA MONTOYA
Born in 1959 in La Paz, Bolivia
Studied arquitecture in La Paz and Cinema in the International
Film School, San Antonio de Los Baños, Cuba.
Was a student ofAlfredo Bryce Echenique and Jean Claude
Carriere.
Scriptwriter
and Director of the following films:
"CUESTIÓN DE FE" 1995 (Invited and
winner of many Film Festivals Prices)
"ESCRITO EN EL AGUA" 1997 (Film made in Argentina)
"EL CORAZON DE JESÚS" 2004
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