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Beyond the mall (2010)

Is there an audience for Latin American movies? These are some of the questions posed by an Ecuadorian filmmaker whose latest movie was a commercial flop. He embarks on a query to find answers to his questions and relief for his despair. His research leads him to a giant contraband market in the port city of Guayaquil, where pirated movies from all over the world are sold for one dollar each. Here, he discovers a number of Ecuadorian low budget movies produced by amateurs, with titles he had never heard of before: from action packed productions to evangelical melodramas.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Andrés CrespoAndrés CrespoMiguel Alvear
  • Photo of Fernando CedeñoFernando CedeñoHimself
  • Photo of Nelson PalaciosNelson PalaciosHimself
  • Photo of Nixon ChalacamáNixon ChalacamáHimself

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