The Strategy of the Snail
No one can take away what we carry inside.
1993 · 1h 56m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Sergio Cabrera
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The Strategy of the Snail
Overview
A group of tenants facing eviction due to a city renovation unite to fight back, but as they clash with the landlord and his ruthless attorney, they each transform into the opposite of who they once were.
Director and cast
- Sergio Cabrera Director
- Frank Ramírez as "Perro" Romero
- Fausto Cabrera as Don Jacinto
- Florina Lemaitre as Gabriel / Gabriela
- Humberto Dorado as Víctor Honorio Mosquera
- Delfina Guido as Misia Trina
- Vicky Hernández as Doña Eulalia
- Gustavo Angarita as Padre Luis
- Luis Fernando Múnera as “El Paisa” (narrador)
- Marcela Gallego as Gloria
- Sain Castro as Justo
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