''Presos'' (Inmate) is a 2015 Costa Rican
drama film
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directed by Esteban Ramirez. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. D ...
, but it was not nominated.
Plot
''Presos'' is a drama film about a young woman whose safe existence unravels when she secretly befriends a prison inmate.
Cast
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Alejandro Aguilar as J.J.
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Natalia Arias as Victoria
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as Iris
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Leynar Gomez as Jason
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Daniel Marin as Emanuel
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Edgar Roman as Sebas
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Freddy Viquez as «Tanque»
Production
The film was shot in Guadalupe, San José and Costa Rica and produced by Amaya Izquierdo. It was director Ramírez's third film and inspired by the 1973 documentary ''Los Presos'', done by Ramirez's father.
See also
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References
External links
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2015 films
2015 drama films
Costa Rican drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
Spanish-language drama films
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