1999 Chilean film
| Last Call | |
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| Directed by | Christine Lucas |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Juan Harting |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Antonio Farías |
| Edited by | Danielle Fillios |
| Music by | Andreas Bodenhöfer |
| Production company | Roos Film [es] |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Chile United States |
| Language | English |
Last Call is a Chilean-American psychological thriller film. It was released in Chile on 3 January 1999, and in the United States on 8 August 1999 at the Hollywood Film Festival.
As it is a collaboration between both countries, and a Chilean production aimed at the American market, the dialogue is in English. It features American and Chilean actors such as Bastián Bodenhöfer, Elizabeth Berkley, Peter Coyote, and Lorene Prieto.
Plot
In a central apartment building in Santiago, three foreigners wait impatiently for a call to carry out an illegal operation in the desert. In her apartment, Helena, a lonely American woman, waits for her lover. Upstairs, Nico settles in his brother's apartment. As time goes by, tension increases, intertwining these characters' lives in a sordid and oppressive environment.
Cast
- Peter Coyote as Xuave
- Eric Michael Cole as Nico
- Lorene Prieto as Cote
- Elizabeth Rossa as Connie
- Bastián Bodenhöfer as Miguel
- Elizabeth Berkley as Helena
- Garret Dillahunt as Curtis
- Pedro Vicuña [es] as Lucho
- Anita Reeves as Mother
- David Olguiser as Son
- Teresa Berríos as Grandmother
- Roberto "El Rumpy" Artiagoitia [es] as Gangster
- Elizabeth Gomez Aguilera (Ely Sanders) as the cashier
Release dates
- 3 January 1999 – Chile
- 8 August 1999 – United States (Hollywood Film Festival)
- 5 June 2007 – DVD release in Canada and United States
References
- "Juan Harting: El Productor Más Controvertido del Cine Chileno" [Juan Harting: The Most Controversial Producer of Chilean Film]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 18 December 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Filman películas chilenas en inglés para entrar al mercado internacional" [Chilean Films are Shot in English to Enter the International Market]. El Mercurio (in Spanish). 28 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (16 August 1999). "Last Call". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
