Bel Canto

2018
5.5
Bel Canto
Poster Bel Canto

Title: Bel Canto

Original Title: Bel Canto

Year: 2018

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: April 26 2019
  • United States: September 14 2018

Plot

Based on the real events in Peru, 'Bel Canto' tells the story of a soprano singer who arrives in the country of South America, which is under a military dictatorship, with the aim of singing on the birthday of a rich Japanese . Upon arriving at the child's home, a group of guerrillas enters the home to kidnap those present demanding the release of their fellow prisoners. Paul Weitz ('About a Boy', 'American Pie') leaves the comedy to direct and write this feature film based on Ann Patchett's novel of the same name published in 2001. 'Bel Canto' has a star cast headed by Demián Bichir ('Highlander', 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'), Julianne Moore ('The Big Lebowski', 'Still Alice') and Ken Watanabe ('Inception').

Cast

Director:

Paul Weitz Paul Weitz

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Roxanne Coss

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Hosokawa

Tenoch Huerta

Tenoch Huerta

Comandante Benjamin

Noé Hernández

Noé Hernández

Comandante Alfredo

Videos

'Bel Canto' Trailer 2:18

'Bel Canto' Trailer

August 8 2018

Photos

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Trivia

Return

Ken Watanabe and Ryô Kase starred together 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.

Last minute change

Demián Bichir was initially selected to give life to Commander Benjamin, but was replaced by Tenoch Huerta.

Experienced married couple

Elsa Zylberstein and Christopher Lambert also played a married couple in Claude Lelouch's 'Un + Une'. In that film, they were also cast as a French diplomat and his wife.

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