Breathless Time

Breathless Time

2015 · 103 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Maria, a nurse whose daughter was killed by three militiamen, travels from Colombia to Spain with her younger son in order to get revenge.

Directed by Samuel Martín Mateos · Written by Javier Echániz

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Juana Acosta María
Carmelo Gómez Gonzalo
Adriana Ugarte Verónica
Félix Gómez Iván
Toni Acosta Silvia
Juan Pablo Shuk Ferrer
Kiko Castro Comprador
Lucía de la Fuente Patricia (as Lucía González)
Emilio González Camarero Bar Playa
Pablo Martín Sanabria

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