Que absurdo es haber crecido (2000): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2000, Que absurdo es haber crecido is a drama film directed by Roly Santos, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. Marcos (Gustavo Garzon), an existentially bored university lecturer, gets a grant to return to his birthplace to carry out biochemical research. There he meets old buddy Raul (Leo Masliah), who is now a priest. The story opens out to bring in their schooldays 20 years earlier, during Argentina’s politically active ’70s, when Raul was going out with Tamara (Victoria de Elizalde), who now lives in Paris with husband Paul (Ginger Poujoulet). The mature Tamara (Laura Melillo) returns to be with her sick mother, and Marcos unwittingly stumbles across some high-level politico-economic corruption on the part of the lab’s owners, led by Dr. Castembacher (Jean Pierre Reguerraz). In a piece in which perfs win out over plot, Garzon is satisfyingly nuanced as the disillusioned Marcos. Technically, pic’s restricted budget makes itself felt.

Who’s in it. Que absurdo es haber crecido stars Gustavo Garzón as Marcos, Laura Melillo as Tamara, Leo Masliah as Raúl and Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Castembacher, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Que absurdo es haber crecido sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

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