''Bwana'' is a 1996 Spanish
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Imanol Uribe
Imanol Uribe (born 28 February 1950) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay for the 1994 thriller '' Running Out of Time''.
Biography
Born in San Salvador on 28 February 1950 ...
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The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
69th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The plot tracks an African immigrant and a Spanish family treating the former as if he were an alien.
Cast
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Andrés Pajares as Antonio
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María Barranco
María de los Remedios Barranco García (born 11 June 1961) better known as María Barranco is a Spanish actress, who has won two Goya Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Biography
María de los Remedios Barranco García was born on 11 June ...
as Dori
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Emilio Buale as Ombasi
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Alejandro Martínez as Iván
* Andrea Granero as Jessy
* Miguel del Arco as Román
* Paul Berrondo as Michael
See also
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References
External links
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1996 films
1996 drama films
Spanish comedy-drama films
1990s Spanish-language films
Films shot in Almería
Films about immigration to Spain
1990s Spanish films
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