Dark Blue Almost Black

– Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For se..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 45 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
Original Name:
Azuloscurocasinegro
Dark Blue Almost Black (2006) - Also known as Azuloscurocasinegro

Jorge is a young man whose plans for the future are put on hold when his father has a stroke. For seven years, he diligently nurses his father and works as a janitor while studying part time to get a business degree.When Natalia, his childhood crush, returns from a stint studying abroad, Jorge begins to yearn for something better. He is desperate to find a new and better job, but finds that no one will hire him because he has experience only as a janitor. Antonio, Jorge’s older brother, soon to be released from jail, is an opportunist who has never gotten along with their father. In prison, at a theater workshop, Antonio meets Paula, a beautiful young woman in jail on drug charges. Paula has a problem because she flirted with another inmate's boyfriend.

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Dark Blue Almost Black (2006) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Oct 2007

Language:

Spanish

Director:

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Writer:

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Main Actors:

Quim Gutiérrez, Marta Etura, Antonio de la Torre, Héctor Colomé

Plot:

Jorge is a 25-year old janitor who desperately tries to find himself a new, and especially, better, job. This undertaking is complicated by the fact he takes care of his handicapped father who had a hart infarct seven years earlier. His soon-to-be-released brother Antonio finds a girlfriend (Paula) in jail who wants to get pregnant. When Antonio finds out he's infertile, Jorge is asked to make Paula pregnant. To make the dilemma even heavier, Jorge's childhood sweetheart Natalia returns after many years. Meanwhile, Jorge's best friend Israel (nicknamed Sean) secretly photographs men visiting an erotic masseur to find out something he didn't bargain for.

Awards:

22 wins & 11 nominations.

Production:

Strand Releasing

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%