Illiterate (2014)
Overview
Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.126 |
Directed By
Moisés Sepúlveda
Crew
Moisés Sepúlveda
Casandra Campos
José Palma
Diego Pulgar
Paz González
Viviana Verges O'Ryan
Pilar Rodríguez
Fernando Bascuñán
Pablo Paredes
Florencia Larrea
Alicia Scherson
Carmén Rodríguez
Ángel Maulen
Daniel Hammer
Raúl Bolivar
Arnaldo Rodríguez
Nicole Guzman
Nicole Guzman
Luciana Ramos
Guillermo Salinas
Rodrigo Fernandez
Cristóbal Carvajal
Matías Valdés
Pablo Paredes
Moisés Sepúlveda
TOP CAST
Valentina Muhr
Jackeline
Paulina García
Ximena
Alejandro Trejo
Store Owner
Nicolás Zárate
Father
Diego Acuña
Teen 1
Paula Caro
Teen 2
Catalina Bolivar
Teen 3
Amaro Fredes
Football Kid
Ángel Maulen
Jehovah's Witness 1
Carmén Rodríguez
Jehovah's Witness 2
Gabriel García Páez
Priest
Paulina Giglio
Saleswoman
Gastón Salgado
Passerby
Wilsón Alvarez
Passerby 2
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