The Days of Water

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The Days of Water
SpanishLos días del agua
Directed byManuel Octavio Gómez
Written byBernabé Hernández
Manuel Octavio Gómez
Produced byMiguel Mendoza
StarringIdalia Anreus
CinematographyJorge Herrera
Edited byNelson Rodriguez
Music byLeo Brouwer
Production
company
Distributed byTricontinental Film Center
Kimbara Cine Cubano
Release date
  • July 1971 (1971-07)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryCuba
LanguageSpanish

The Days of Water (Spanish: Los días del agua) is a 1971 Cuban drama film directed by Manuel Octavio Gómez. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival, where it won a Special Prize, the Prix FIPRESCI, and Idalia Anreus won the award for Best Actress.[1]

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Based on actual events that occurred in 1936 in Cuba's Pinar Del Río, the film tells the story of Antoñica Izquierdo, a peasant who attributed healing powers through water.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  2. ^ Gómez, Manuel Octavio, Los días del agua (Drama), Idalia Anreus, Raúl Pomares, Adolfo Llauradó, Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC), retrieved 8 January 2024
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