A fine film of few words and very little motion.
Whisky
2004 · 1h 39m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Juan Pablo Rebella
,
Pablo Stoll
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Whisky
Overview
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
Director and cast
- Juan Pablo Rebella Director
- Pablo Stoll Director
- Andrés Pazos as Jacobo Koller
- Mirella Pascual as Marta Acuña
- Jorge Bolani as Herman Koller
- Daniel Hendler as Martín - newly-married husband
- Ana Katz as Graciela - newly-married wife
- Adrián Biniez as Karaoke singer
- José Pedro Bujaruz as Don Ivan
- Verónica Perrotta as Karina / Factory Worker 1
- Mariana Velazques as Factory Worker 2
- Fernando Pereyra Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A deadpan comedy shot through with a vein of despair, the Uruguayan film Whisky is a pint-size pleasure.
With its intentional pacing and spare but precise dialogue, Whisky works up a unique mood that's languorous yet exhilarating.
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