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is a 2004

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directed by

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and focused on the

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Plot

In the early 2000s Isabel ( Mónica Galán) discovers that her husband Cholo ( Carlos Roffé), who vanished 20 years before as a '' desaparecido'', a victim of the

by the Argentine military junta, is still alive. She decides to meet him again and, together with her daughters, travels to the small sea village near

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where he has moved to. Her two daughters are Sonia ( Julieta Cardinali), the adolescent daughter of Cholo that has never met her father, and Beba ( Agustina Noya), a girl of around 8 years old, daughter of another man.''A Less Bad World'' on "Imagofagia"
Once in the village, Isabel at first doesn't feel able to meet Cholo, who works as a baker. Apparently, he has told the villagers that his family died in a car accident. When Isabel meets Cholo, the man appears not to recognize her. During the film the choice of Cholo is explained: he vanished from

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trying to forget the trauma of the years of the dictatorship, when he and Isabel were

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militants, and he was imprisoned and tortured for a period. In the end, after a long letter written by Sonia to her father, Cholo decides to resume contact with the three women.

Cast

* Carlos Roffé: ''Cholo''Cast of ''A Less Bad World''
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* Mónica Galán: ''Isabel'' * Julieta Cardinali: ''Sonia'' * Mex Urtizberea: ''Miguel'' * Ulises Dumont: ''Mario'' * Rodrigo Noya: ''Marcelo'' * Lidia Catalano: ''Floria'' * Agustina Noya: ''Beba'' * Eduardo Argaranaz: ''Lalo''

Awards

*2004: Best Film of the "Award of the City of Rome" (

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)2004 Venice Film Festival awards
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Less Bad World, A 2004 films Argentine drama films Films directed by Alejandro Agresti Films scored by Philippe Sarde Dirty War films 2000s Argentine films