Gringuito

Gringuito

1998 · 100 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

Ivan is a kid whose family decides to go back to Chile from New York, after at least a decade away. Ivan of course is not quite the Chilean kid his grandparents would like him to be: he sulks, misses the Opera, finds things odd and ugly, acting like a real "little gringo" (hence the title).

Directed by Sergio M. Castilla · Written by J.B. Miller

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