''The Hands'' () is a 2006 Argentine-Italian
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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Alejandro Doria
Alejandro Doria (November 1, 1936 – June 17, 2009) was a noted Argentine cinema and television director.
Life and work
Born in Buenos Aires on November 1, 1936, Alejandro Doria first worked for Argentine television in 1965 as a writer for ...
. The plot was inspired by the life and work of Catholic priest
Mario Pantaleo. Doria and
Juan Bautista Stagnaro wrote the screenplay. The film won one
Goya Award
The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
.
Synopsis
Film based on the life of Father Mario Pantaleo, born in Italy and brought to Argentina as a child. He devoted himself to the impoverished and the ailing, providing words of solace, and those who believed that he could diagnose and heal with his hands.
Cast
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Graciela Borges
Graciela Borges (; born Graciela Noemí Zabala; June 10, 1941) is an Argentine television and film actress.
Borges was born in Dolores. Having made her film debut at 14, she has acted in over fifty films and was featured in 2006 in '' Vogue ...
as Perla
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Jorge Marrale as Padre
Mario Pantaleo
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Duilio Marzio as Monseñor Alessandri
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Esteban Pérez as Javier
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Belén Blanco as Silvia
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Carlos Portaluppi as Padre Giacomino
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Carlos Weber as Monseñor Arizaga
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Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Spagnuolo
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María Socas
María Antonia Socas Ortiz Lanús (August 12, 1959 – December 10, 2024) was an Argentine actress.
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Juan Carlos Gené
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Liana Lombard
Accolades
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
The Argentine Film Critics Association () is an organization of Argentine-based journalists and correspondents. The association presents the ''Silver Condor Awards'' (''Premios Cóndor de Plata'') honoring achievements in Argentine cinema. The aw ...
*Won: Best Costume Design
*Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jorge Marrale)
*Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Duilio Marzio)
*Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Graciela Borges)
*Nominated: Best Art Direction (Margarita Jusid)
*Nominated: Best Director (Alejandro Doria)
*Nominated: Best Film
*Nominated: Best New Actor (Esteban Perez)
*Nominated: Best Screenplay – Original (Alejandro Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro)
Goya Awards
The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...
(Spain)
*Won:
Best Spanish Language Foreign Film
External links
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2006 films
2000s Spanish-language films
Argentine drama films
Films directed by Alejandro Doria
Films scored by Federico Jusid
2000s Argentine films
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