Waiting for the Messiah backdrop
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Trailer
Waiting for the Messiah
4.6
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1h 38m
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2000
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Released
Overview
In 1999, Argentina's peso craters. Ariel, a young man from Buenos Aires' Jewish community, deals with his mother's fatal illness, finds a job as a night shift surveillance camera monitor, and wonders when he'll discover sex. Santamaria, middle aged, loses his bank job and is dismissed by his wife; he finds stolen wallets in dumpsters to return to their owners. Ariel tells Santamaria's story to a TV reporter who profiles lives on the street. She's Laura, in a relationship with another woman, but perhaps available. Ariel desires Laura, while Santamaria courts Elsa, a washroom attendant who's husband is in prison. Christmas and Hanukkah approach; can anyone connect?

Cast
Daniel Hendler poster
Daniel Hendler
Ariel Goldstein
Enrique Piñeyro poster
Enrique Piñeyro
Santamaría
Héctor Alterio poster
Héctor Alterio
Simón
Melina Petriella poster
Melina Petriella
Estela
Stefania Sandrelli poster
Stefania Sandrelli
Elsa
Chiara Caselli poster
Chiara Caselli
Laura
Gabriela Acher poster
Gabriela Acher
Sara
Dolores Fonzi poster
Dolores Fonzi
Any

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