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Chico (Original title)
Date: 2001 (Release)

Countries: Hungary, Germany, Croatia, Chile

Director: Ibolya Fekete

Synopsis: The story of Chico, a half-Spanish, half-Hungarian soldier of mixed religion who appears in a number of recent, real-life conflicts in places such as Chile, Hungary, Croatia and Albania.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Warfare, Mercenaries, Espionage
Releases
Date: 17 January 2002Country: HungaryRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 110 mins Dialogue (original): Hungarian / Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (original): Spanish

Credits (20)
Production Company: Hunnia Studio, Production Company: ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Production Company: Arte Deutschland, Production Company: Maxima Film, Production Company: Roos Nortesur Pictures, In association with: Duna TV, TV2, International Sales: Budapest Hungarofilm, Producer: Sándor Simó, Producer: Hans Kutnewsky, Producer: Damir Teresak, Producer: J.J. Harting, Screenplay: Ibolya Fekete, Director of Photography: Nyika Jancsó, Director of Photography: Mátyás Erdély, Director of Photography: Antonio Farias, Editor: Anna Kornis, Art Director: Mladen Ozbolt, Sound: Róbert Juhász
Cast (3)
Eduardo Rozsa Flores (Chico), Sergio Hernández, Richie Varga (Jimmy)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
In: Cine & Media n5/6 2001  Page: 14[in French, English and Spanish]
Title: Liste des films primés: Karlovy Vary.Article type: Festival ReportLanguage: French
Description: Reports that, at the 2001 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the ecumenical jury chose Ibolya Fekete's CHICO and Terry Zwigoff's GHOST WORLD.

In: Variety 23 Jul 2001  Page: 19
Title: Film ReviewsAuthor: COCKRELL, Eddie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Cine & Media n4 2001  Pages: 9-14[in French, English, & Spanish]
Title: Des films hors du commun: Festivals de Locarno, Karlovy VaryAuthor: MARTIG, Charles Article type: Festival ReportLanguage: French
Description: Article title ends: "..et Troia". Report of the 2001 edition of the 3 festivals, and short profile of each of them.

In: London Film Festival Catalogue v45th 2001  Page: 32
Title: [London Film Festival Catalogue - v45th 2001: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Includes production/sales contacts.