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Empty cans

Latas vacías

2014

A man obsessively hunts for the gold buried across Paraguay during the devastating 19th-century war, and when he finally strikes treasure, misfortune comes with it. A Paraguayan drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Paraguay

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Paraguay. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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