The Towrope
May 19 2012
•1h 28m
•Drama
In this poetic, richly allegorical debut by Colombian director William Vega, a teenage girl flees to a rundown inn after being driven from her home in the Andean highlands by civil war, as the violence engulfing the country creeps ever closer to her remote refuge. (TIFF)
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Joghis Seudin Arias
Alicia
Julio César Roble
Oscar
Floralba Achicanoy
Flora
Heraldo Romero
Freddy
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