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Quick Info

Rating

6.7/10

Release2018

Runtime2h 13m

StatusReleased

Budget$19,116,000

Revenue$2,433,457

Production

Alacran Pictures

Tornasol Media

Kinology

Entre Chien et Loup

Ukbar Filmes

El hombre que mató a Don Quijote AIE

Carisco Producciones AIE

Recorded Picture Company

TVE

Movie

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018

2h 13m

6.7

Adventure

Comedy

Synopsis

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

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