''State of Reality'' ( es, Darse cuenta) is a 1984

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Lito Cruz Lito Cruz (May 14, 1941 – December 19, 2017) was a prominent Argentine stage director and motion picture actor. Life and work Lito was born Oscar Alberto Cruz in the working-class La Plata suburb of Berisso in 1941, and began performing in lo ...

. The film won the 1985

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Awards for

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, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (

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Cast

as Carlos Ventura *

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as Delia *

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as Marcelo * Oscar Ferrigno as El Profesor *

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as Nora *

as Ágada *

as Juan * Fernando Álvarez * Clotilde Borella as pregnant mother * Mónica Villa as Gladys *

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* Norberto Díaz *

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* Patricia Hart *

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as lab technician *

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as Ferrero

Reception

The film won the 1985

Awards for

, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (

). It also won the award for best actress (still Zorrilla) at the 1984

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, the Honourable Special Prize at the 1985

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, and the Feature Film Audience Award at the 1985

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. It was screened out of competition at the

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. The film is considered a metaphor of Argentine's return to democracy.

References

External links

* 1984 films Argentine drama films Films directed by Alejandro Doria 1980s Argentine films {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub