La estrategia del caracol

The Strategy of the Snail Spanish La Estrategia del Caracol is a 1993 Colombian comedydrama film directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film is starred by Frank Ramrez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives. The film is a winner of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Film Cinema Festival of Latin America. The film deals with the hardships of low income class families in Bogot. The breach between rich and poor and their interactions in a highly stratified social system. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The house is an old one and it is home of different kinds of people. All of them are humble and from a diverse background. They are told to leave the house because its owner, a rich obnoxious man from Bogots exclusive area, has new plans with it. The tenants are confronted with the authorities who are trying to kick everyone out of the house. The tenants decide to take a stand by locking doors and shooting the policemen that try to carry out their orders.After this confrontation the tenants are given more time so everyone in the house has enough time to find a new place to live. The tenants are legally represented by Perro Romero Frank Ramirezwho is extremely annoyed by anyone using the nickname Perro meaning dog. Romero is a man with some academic background and has the means to deal with the authorities and Dr. Holguins the house owner lawyers. ........

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