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    The Dancer Upstairs

    2003     Drama    
    Spain/USA
    2h 12min
    Original lang: English, Spanish
    R
    Guide for parents: offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, offensive language.

    THE DANCER UPSTAIRS is a riveting political drama set in an undetermined Latin American city. A revolution has started, and the local police have been assigned to figure out who is leading it and what exactly the revolutionaries want. Agustin Rejas (Javier Bardem) is the detective leading the investigation. However, with the military involved and corrupt government officials making Rejas's job especially difficult, he faces constant frustrations. The leader of the revolution goes by the name Ezequiel, but the police cannot figure out his true identity. Even more beguiling are the increasingly violent terrorist incidents that appear to be carried out by children who swear their loyalty to Ezequiel with no explanation of why. Caught up in the middle of the revolution and Rejas's investigation are his wife, his young daughter, and his daughter's lovely ballet teacher, Yolanda (Laura Morante). One event after the next adds to the suspense and nagging anxiety felt by Rejas, until finally, with one shocking discovery, everything becomes frighteningly clear.

    Directed byJohn Malkovich
    Written byNicholas Shakespeare
    Company20th Century Fox20th Century Fox20th Century Fox

    Starring

    Javier Bardem
    Juan Diego Botto
    Laura Morante
    John Malkovich
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