

Illiterate
Genres
Overview
Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
73 min
Release Date
2014-05-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
5
Valentina Muhr
Jackeline
Paulina García
Ximena
Alejandro Trejo
Store Owner
Nicolás Zárate
Father
Diego Acuña
Teen 1
Paula Caro
Teen 2
Catalina Bolivar
Teen 3
Amaro Fredes
Football Kid
Ángel Maulen
Jehovah's Witness 1
Carmén Rodríguez
Jehovah's Witness 2
Gabriel García Páez
Priest
Manuel Paredes
Paulina Giglio
Saleswoman
Gastón Salgado
Passerby
Wilsón Alvarez
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