In the polarized and violent Medellín (Colombia's 'City of Eternal Spring') of the 1970s, doctor Héctor Abad Gómez is concerned about both his children and children from less favored classes. After a devastating loss in the family, Héctor gives himself to the greater cause of public health programs for the poor in Medellín to the consternation of the city's authorities.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Javier CámaraHéctor Abad Gómez
- Daniela Abad Lombana
- Aída MoralesGilma
- Patricia TamayoCecilia Faciolince
- Juan Pablo UrregoHéctor
- Kami ZeaMarta
- Luciana EcheverrySol Nina
- Camila ZarateSol
- Laura LondoñoClara Abad
- Laura RodríguezBarbara
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- Fernando TruebaDirector
- David TruebaWriter
- Héctor Abad FaciolinceNovel
- Sergio Iván CastañoDirector of Photography
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
- Marta VelascoEditor
- Dago GarcíaProducer
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