Pin Boy

Pin Boy (2004)

Parapalos

A country boy tries to find his place in Buenos Aires. He goes to live with his cousin in the outer suburbs and works as a parapalos ("pin setter") in one of the city's last hand-operated bowling alleys.

Date of release
2004-03-31
TMDB
8.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ana Poliak

Casting

Interesting facts

Parapalos is a 2004 Argentine and Belgian film, directed by Ana Poliak, and written by Poliak and Santiago Loza.

Background

In an interview with a social justice journalist David Walsh at the Buenos Aires 6th International Festival of Independent Cinema, director and producer Ana Poliak discussed why she made the film. She said, "It was the first time that I had the feeling that we were not all equal.... I could see behind the back walls of the alley, where I saw kids my age, naked from the waist up, who were working very, very hard.

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