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Bonsái (Original title)Bonsai: A Story of Love, Books and Plants (Alternative title)
Date: 2011 (Copyright)

Countries: Chile, France, Argentina, Portugal

Director: Cristián Jiménez

Synopsis: Drama. A young writer becomes absorbed in a novel based on his own past, to the detriment of a love relationship.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Writing, Bonsai trees
Releases
Date: 09 November 2011Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 95 mins 43 secs - Length: 8614 FeetDialogue (original): Spanish / Subtitles: French
Date: 30 March 2012Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 95 mins 43 secs - Length: 8614 FeetDialogue (original): Spanish / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Network Releasing

Credits (43)
©: Jirafa, ©: Rouge International, ©: Rizoma, ©: Ukbar Filmes, Presents: Jirafa (Valdivia), Rouge International, With the support of: Cinéfondation, With the support of: La Résidence, With the support of: Consejo nacional de la cultura y las artes - Gobierno de Chile, With the support of: Programa Ibermedia, With the support of: INCAA, Prix Cinéma en construction 19, In co-production with: Rizoma, Ukbar Filmes, In association with: Zoofilms, In association with: Kiné-Imágenes, In association with: L90 Cine Digital, 4 Saisons Prod, Produced by: Bruno Bettati, Produced by: Nadia Turincev, Produced by: Julie Gayet, Location Manager: Daniela Espinoza, Location Manager: Carlos Vargas, Post-production Co-ordinator (Chile): Florencia Larrea, Post-production Co-ordinator (France): Geoffroy de Boissezon, Script Supervisor: Antonia Olivares, Casting Director: Soledad Gaspar, Written by: Cristián Jiménez, Based on the novel [Bonsái] by: Alejandro Zambra, Script Consultant: Miguel Machalski, Director of Photography: Inti Briones, Editing: Soledad Salfate, Art Direction: Jorge Zambrano, Costume Designer: Mary Ann Smith, Make-up: Carolina Lizana, Original Music: Caroline Chaspoul, Eduardo Henriquez, Music Consultant: Christian Heyne, Sound Design: Cristián Freund, Production Sound Mixer: Manuel Robles, Sound Mixer: Jean-Guy Véran, Bonsai Consultant: Alexis Vidal
Cast (8)
Diego Noguera (Julio), Natalia Galgani (Emilia), Trinidad Gonzalez (Blanca), Gabriela Arancibia (Bárbara), Andrés Waas (Claudio), Alicia Fehrmann (grandmother), Alicia Rodriguez (Latin student), Hugo Medina (Gazmuri)