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El baño (2020 film)

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El baño
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarold Trompetero
Written byAlejandro Matallana Posada
StarringMarcela Carvajal
Carlos Hurtado
Aída Morales
Norma Nivia
Biassini Segura
Ana María Arango
CinematographyPaul Cataño
Production
company
Trompetero Producciones
Release date
  • December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25)
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

El baño (lit.'The bathroom') is a 2020 Colombian comedy film directed by Harold Trompetero and written by Alejandro Matallana Posada. It stars Marcela Carvajal, Carlos Hurtado, Aída Morales, Norma Nivia, Biassini Segura and Ana María Arango.[1] It premiered on December 25, 2020 in Colombian theaters.[2]

Synopsis

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In the midst of the confinement that the pandemic has brought us, to those of us who live in family groups or in company, coexistence begins to be a time bomb where there is no space to breathe and free oneself from the pressures of life and relationships with others. THE BATHROOM then becomes the only place where there is individual freedom to vent, to dream, to cry, to keep secrets and intimacies of the life that was led in the days prior to confinement. This is EL BAÑO, a film that narrates the parallel experiences lived by several members of a series of friends who have in common that they were university classmates 15 years ago and now they have to spend 24 hours a day at home while they work and live together. with their loved ones.[1]

Cast

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  • Marcela Carvajal
  • Carlos Hurtado
  • Aída Morales
  • Diego Camargo
  • Franco Bolívar
  • Norma Nivia
  • Biassini Segura
  • Ana María Arango
  • Tatán Mejía
  • Maleja Restrepo

Production

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El baño was filmed in its entirety using the cell phones of the actors and actresses during the period of confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Colombia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cine Colombiano: EL BAÑO". Cine Colombiano: EL BAÑO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  2. ^ Heraldo, El (24 December 2020). "'El Baño': la comedia sobre la cuarentena que se estrena esta Navidad". EL HERALDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  3. ^ EFE, Por (2020-05-19). "Con celulares filman 'El baño', una película de comedia colombiana". Los Angeles Times en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  4. ^ Vera, Gina (2020-06-12). "El Baño: La primera película hecha en cuarentena". Enterados (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-21.