The Summit

2017
6.5
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Title: The Summit

Original Title: La cordillera

Year: 2017

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Plot

'La cordillera' is a film of political intrigue about a man surrounded by his family demons. Hernán Blanco (Ricardo Darin), the Argentine president, lives a political and family drama that will make him confront his own demons. All this while a summit of Latin American presidents is held in Chile, where strategies and geopolitical alliances in the region are to be defined. There, Hernán will have to make two decisions that could change the course of his life both in public policy and in private. On the one hand, he needs to hide a family scandal that might destroy his entire political image, and on the other hand, he is about to make the most important political decision of his professional career.

Awards

  • 2018 Goya Awards: 1 0

Cast

Director:

Santiago MitreSantiago Mitre

Ricardo Darín

Ricardo Darín

Hernán Blanco

Dolores Fonzi

Dolores Fonzi

Marina Blanco

Erica Rivas

Erica Rivas

Luisa Cordero

Elena Anaya

Elena Anaya

Claudia Klein

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

President Sebastián Sastre

Alfredo Castro

Alfredo Castro

Desiderio García

Gerardo Romano

Gerardo Romano

Minister Castex

Photos

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Trivia

La Casa Rosada

The filming team had access to La Casa Rosada, the executive mansion and office of the government of Argentina, during one day and one night. Besides, they also could shoot in a real presidential plane.

Film festivals

The movie was premieres for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival 2017. It has also been screened at Toronto Film Festival and Warsaw.

The student has grown

Many critics have pointed out the similarity between 'The Summit' and 'El estudiante', the first film of the director. In fact, many have seen that the main character in 'El estudiante', Roque Espinosa, could well have grown to become Hernán Blanco, the president of Argentina in this film.

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