Long Live the Hobos

Overview

One day in 1930, José Américo Ghezzi ("Bepo")—an unemployed anarchist stonemason—leaves his hometown, not to return until 1955. For twenty-five years, he wanders with no direction other than the path of the railway tracks, joining the silent world of the "crotos"—itinerant laborers—where he meets "the Frenchman," a mentor who leaves an indelible mark on his life. Back home, his friends and a woman await him, weaving the fabric of their own lives. Sixty years later, facing the camera, he relives his romances and his worldview in a kind of collage of perspectives and dreams, centered on the fundamental question: "Is freedom possible?"

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 25, 1995

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Argentina, Cuba, Spain, United Kingdom

Production

TVE,INCAA,Channel Four Films,Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano,Viada Producciones,ONF,Channel Four (FR),NFB,ONF | NFB

Cast

Jose Americo Ghezzi,Filiberto Satti,Uda Conti,Mario Penone,Héctor Wollands,Pascual Vuotto,Hugo Nario,Pedro Loeb,Pedro Yatauro,Oscar Mendyand 1 more

Director

Ana Poliak

Writer

Ana Poliak

Producer

Eduardo Safigueroa,Ana Bas,Ana Poliak

Cinematography

Willi Behnisch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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