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The Dragon Defense

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Three old friends living in Bogotá have each found comfort in their daily routines, but now they are confronted by reality and are stunned by it.

Critics Reviews

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Jay Weissberg Variety Static camerawork elides with static lives in Natalia Santa's rigorously controlled, fitfully amusing debut "The Dragon Defense." Jul 2, 2017 Full Review Tom Bond One Room With A View It's a pleasant, simple drama featuring some entertaining characters. That's about it. Rated: 2/5 Mar 4, 2019 Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Cinencuentro A correct film that works thanks to comical touches, many lines of dialogue are funny because of the dryness in which they are said. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2017 Full Review Juanma Ruiz Caimán Cuadernos de Cine A solid story around a protagonist unable to take the reins of his own life. [Full review in Spanish] May 31, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Buen trabajo de Natalia Santa en el guión y dirección, los personajes están muy bien construidos, en especial el protagónico, pero no tanto los coprotagónicos. La dirección de arte es preciosa y el hecho de rescatar el mundo del club de ajedrez "Lasker" en Bogotá y ese nostálgico "centro" de la ciudad, nos deja un sabor especial a los rolos. Lástima que el guión se queda a medias y no lleve a un desenlace mas coherente, los personajes quedan en el aire y no se dan los suficientes argumentos para acabar la historia en tan solo 80 minutos, como si fuese una partida de ajedrez, contra el tiempo. Buen intento! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Natalia Santa

Director

Victoria Hernández

Josefina

Maia Landaburu

Matilde

Hernán Méndez

Joaquín

Manuel Navarro

Marcos

Laura Osma

Julieta
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Synopsis Three old friends living in Bogotá have each found comfort in their daily routines, but now they are confronted by reality and are stunned by it.
Director
Natalia Santa
Producer
Ivette Liang
Screenwriter
Natalia Santa
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2018
Runtime
1h 19m