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The Swamp

2001·1h 43m·Not Rated
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
9,488 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

The life of two women and their families in a small provincial town of Salta, Argentina.

The Swamp is a 2001 drama comedy movie directed by Lucrecia Martel, starring Martín Adjemián, Leonora Balcarce, Graciela Borges. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 9,488 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Lucrecia Martel
Stars
Martín Adjemián
Leonora Balcarce
Graciela Borges
Mercedes Morán
Creators
Lucrecia Martel
Details
2001-04-12
103 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Argentina, France, Japan, Spain
★ Spanish
Keywords
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