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Childish Games ()

Dictado (original title)
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Julia becomes an orphan and is taken in by Laura and Daniel, one of her father's childhood friends. The child makes Daniel remember the horrifying past he had chosen to bury.

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Daniel
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Laura
Mágica Pérez ...
Julia
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Mario
Àgata Roca ...
Luisa
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Beatriz
Cristina Azofra ...
Clara
Adrián Bermúdez ...
Daniel niño
Pedro Muiño ...
Mario niño
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Alfonso
Dolors Tuneu ...
Chus
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Doctora Moreno
Carles Prats ...
Oriol
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Canguro (as Celia Rico)
Txitxu Llamas ...
Sacerdote
Xènia Abadal ...
Madre Olaya
Raúl Páez ...
Bedel
Josep Espígol ...
Profesor
Casimir Sancho ...
Profesor
María Luisa Sales ...
Profesora
María Jesús Rueda ...
Profesora (as Mª Jesús Rueda)
Rosa M. Guillamet ...
Profesora
Ramón Román ...
Profesor
Pere Caminals ...
Profesor (as Pere Caminal)
Pilar Romano ...
Profesora
Yolanda Edo ...
Profesora
Úrsula Valle ...
Profesora
Rafael Ortiz ...
Profesor
Inmaculada Ávalos ...
Monitora

Directed by

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Antonio Chavarrías

Written by

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Antonio Chavarrías ... (screenplay)
 
Sergi Belbel ... (original story)
 
Lluís Arcarazo ... (screenplay collaboration) and
Jordi Galceran ... (screenplay collaboration)

Produced by

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Pancho Casal ... co-producer
Antonio Chavarrías ... producer
Mónica Lozano ... associate producer
Àngels Masclans ... delegate producer

Music by

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Zacarías M. de la Riva
Joan Valent

Cinematography by

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Guillermo Granillo

Editing by

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Martí Roca

Editorial Department

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Laura Albini ... first assistant editor
Victor Martos ... color timer
Jorge Ortiz Yus ... telecine colorist

Casting By

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Consol Tura

Art Direction by

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Isaac-Pierre Racine ... (as Isaac Pierre Racine)

Costume Design by

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Jorge Pérez

Makeup Department

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Mary Jo ... makeup artist (as Mary Joe)

Production Management

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Josep Amorós ... production manager
Nando Enero ... unit production manager
Sergio Gil Alonso ... assistant production manager
Jordi Herreros ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Vicky Mullor-Caballé ... second assistant director (as Vicky Mullor)
Héctor Romance ... trainee assistant director
Violeta Salama ... assistant director
Àlex Vilà ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Pau Albin ... set dresser
José Carracedo ... props (as Jota)
Alger Civis ... set dresser
Ferran Criado ... original poster designer
Iván Iserte ... poster design
Mila Torres ... property master
Ventura Villar ... settings

Sound Department

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Marc Bech ... foley editor / foley recordist
Ricard Casals ... re-recording mixer
Marta Durruti ... boom operator
Dani Fontrodona ... sound
Manu García-Escudero ... boom operator
José Manuel Lara ... foley artist
Fabiola Ordoyo ... sound designer
Pepe Pleguezuelos ... re-recording second engineer
Monica Ramirez Leon ... assistant sound editor
Javier Valdés ... production manager
Rodrigo Villanueva ... adr recordist

Special Effects by

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David Ambit ... special effects makeup

Visual Effects by

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Quico Noizeux ... digital compositor
Sandra Picher ... visual effects coordinator

Stunts

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Antonio Higueruelo ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eduardo Bonilla ... gaffer
Jordi Florensa ... focus puller
Alex González ... clapper loader
Xavier Méndez ... electrician
Javier Ortega ... grip
Violeta Silva ... assistant to camera
Debora Witte ... electrician

Music Department

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Marc Blanes ... score mixer (as Marc Blanes Matas) / score recordist (as Marc Blanes Matas)
Pablo Uroz ... score mix assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Belén López Albert ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Raul Berninches ... production staff
Pau Brunet ... marketing consultant
Beto Cohen ... press agent (as Albert Cohen)
Coral Cruz ... story editor
Claudia Del Castillo ... press agent
Sergio Gil Alonso ... production assistant
Laura Jou ... child acting coach
Arnau Lamarca ... production assistant
Richard Lormand ... press: international
Marc Pey ... production assistant
Marta Ramírez ... production coordinator
Martin Samper ... making-of director
Marcin J. Sobczak ... international publicity w/Film Press Plus
Peter Sotirakis ... translator: english

Thanks

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María José Figueira ... thanks (as Mª José Figueira)
Marcos Reimunde ... thanks
Ramón Reimunde ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The teachers Daniel and Laura work at the same school and live together. Laura wants to have a baby, but her gynecologist has just informed that she cannot have children. One day, a weird man named Mario meets Daniel at school and asks him to visit his daughter Julia to help him but Daniel tells that he should go to the doctor to seek for help. A couple of days later, Mario commits suicide and Daniel sees on the front page of a newspaper. Laura tells to Daniel that they should go to the funeral and Daniel accepts her suggestion. When Laura sees Julia, she requests to be the temporary guardianship until a member of the family claims for her. Daniel is affected by the presence of Julia and calls her Clara. Soon a dark and creepy secret of Daniel and Mario's past haunt Daniel, affecting his relationship with Laura. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Also Known As
  • Childish Games (World-wide, English title)
  • Childish Games (United States)
  • Dictation (World-wide, English title)
  • Childish Games (United Kingdom)
  • The Little Girl - Das Böse hat einen Namen (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 95 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend Spain $180,476, 09 Mar 2012

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