Whisky (2004)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Juan Pablo Rebella
Pablo Stoll

Writers:

Gonzalo Delgado (writer)
Juan Pablo Rebella (writer)

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (Norway)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something...

Plot Keywords:

Factory | Sock | Brothers | Pool | Fake Marriage

Awards:

20 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Andrés Pazos	...	Jacobo Koller
Mirella Pascual	...	Marta Acuña
Jorge Bolani	...	Herman Koller
Ana Katz	...	Graciela, the young wife
Daniel Hendler	...	Martín, the young husband
Verónica Perrotta	...	Jacobo's worker 1
Mariana Velazques	...	Jacobo's worker 2
Dumas Lerena	...	Isaac, Jacobo's client
Damián Barrera	...	Andrés, the receptionist
Alfonso Tort	...	Juan Carlos, the bellboy
Francisca Barreira	...	Young girl singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Baldomir	...	Sanchez
Hugo Bardallo	...	Cajero casino
Adrián Biniez	...	Dardo
José Pedro Bujaruz	...	Don Ivan
Alejandro Castiglioni	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Carlos Colacce	...	Pasajeros omnibus
Maria Belen De Leon	...	Patinadora
Gapo Delgado	...	Voz fotografo
Mariana Epstein	...	Vos esposa de Herman Köller
Gonzalo Eyherabide	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Cecilia Fernandez	...	Pasajeros omnibus
Fernando Fernandez	...	Croupier
Marta Gadpen	...	Mujer en la peluqueria
Graciela Kabzanes	...	Senora en el bano
Ronald Melzer	...	Juez de Lima
Ignacio Mendy	...	Empleados cambio
Maria Eugenia Mieres	...	Empleada confiteria
Marcos Moron	...	Hinchas de el Tanque
Maiana Olazabal	...	Hijas de Herman Köller
Romina Peluffo	...	Chico de la Boutique
Fabricio Pereyra	...	Turista maquina de fotos
Fernando Pereyra	...	Diariero
Cecilia Plottier	...	Chica linda en el restaurant
Adelaida Rodriguez	...	Peluquera
Javier Santiago	...	Empleado estasia de servicio
Leonor Svarcas	...	Hijas de Herman Köller
Jorge Temponi	...	Empleados cambio
Jorge Todeschini	...	Hombre en la tribuna
Daoiz Vila	...	Pasajeros omnibus

Runtime:

99 min | Czech Republic:95 min (Karlovy Vary Film Festival) | Argentina:95 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Uruguay | Argentina | Germany | Spain

Language:

Spanish | Portuguese | Italian

Color:

Color (Cinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Spain:13 | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Montevideo, Uruguay

Company:

Pandora Filmproduktion

Trivia:

Juan Pablo Rebella's last film.

Quotes:

Marta Acuña: Namreh Rellok.
Herman Koller: Come again?
Marta Acuña: Your name spelled backwards. Herman Köller.
Herman Koller: How is that?
Marta Acuña: Namreh Rellok.
Herman Koller: Huh! That's great. Say something else.
Marta Acuña: Like what?
Herman Koller: Um..."Hello, how are you?".
Marta Acuña: Olleh, woh era ouy?
Herman Koller: [laughs] That's great. Say "the sea is choppy".
[...]

Emotion, nostalgia and a strong personality

The weather can get cold in Montevideo. Yet, some people's life down there may a lot of fun, but life is certainly not a piece of cake for Marta. She's working in a run down sock factory, she has no social life or family. When her boss, Don Jacobo, asks her to pose as his wife for a couple of days, while his brother Hernan visits him from Brazil, she accepts immediately.

This movie is subtle, and thoroughly enjoyable. The performance of the actors is simply incredible. Marta is a demure middle-aged woman who probably has not shared much love in her life. You can sense her burning desire to settle down and to share love and shelter with a man. Jacobo and Hernan are two brothers with opposite personalities. They have never talked to one another, and it is probably too late now. Each of them is clumsy and unintentionally cruel in his own special way. The two directors did an amazing work in the script. So little is said, or even shown, and so much can be felt about the characters (the two brothers who failed to deal with their emotions, about Marta and her life). The movie is also a chance to see some of Uruguay, particularly Montevideo and the seaside. A very nice break from Hollywood well-formated products. We'll wait for the new opus from these two young directors with great anticipation.