Patagonia (film)
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| Directed by | Marc Evans |
| Produced by | Rebekah Gilbertson Flora Fernandez-Marengo |
| Written by |
Laurence Coriat Marc Evans |
| Starring |
Matthew Rhys Nia Roberts Duffy |
| Cinematography | Robbie Ryan |
| Edited by | Mali Evans |
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Production
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Rainy Day Films
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| Distributed by | Verve Pictures (UK) |
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Running time
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119 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Argentina |
| Language | Welsh Spanish English |
Patagonia is a 2010 British-Argentine drama film co-written and directed by Marc Evans. The story centers on Welsh and Argentine people connected to "Y Wladfa", the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Argentina. The film stars several well-known Welsh actors including Matthew Rhys, Nia Roberts and the singer Duffy. It premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on 10 June 2010 and had its UK premiere in Cardiff on 4 March 2011.
It was selected as the British entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Gwen and Rhys are a Welsh-speaking couple living in Cardiff where Rhys works as a photographer and Gwen is employed as a historical interpreter at a local Welsh cultural centre. Gwen is also an aspiring actress and although she periodically attends auditions, she has yet to be hired for a theatrical part. The couple's inability to conceive a child has caused increasing tension between them. Hoping to reinvigorate their relationship, the pair decide to travel together to southern Argentina where Rhys has been commissioned to photograph the in Patagonia, a vast windswept landscape which was a destination for Welsh immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While there, they are served by their local Welsh-Argentine guide, Mateo.
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