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According to Variety, “Latin Cinema is the big winner” among this year’s official selections for Cannes.
However, a quick count reveals exactly one of the 19 movies in competition comes from a Latin American country: Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which is listed as a Mexico-Spain entry.
Add in the “Un Certain Regard” program and you get two more: “Cronica de una fuga,” an Argentina-Israel entry from Adrian Caetano and Mexical film “El violin,” directed by Francisco Vargas.
That’s three out of 59 movies showing.
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