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Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things

Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things

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Documentary

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A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Spanish film director Isabel Coixet and an analysis of her particular world and her sensibility as a creator: her fictional universe, her career and her life through the words of actors, technicians, family, friends, journalists, specialized critics and those filmmakers who have been inspired by her work.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

24 April 2015

Country

Spain

Cast

Susana Casares

Susana Casares

Self - Filmmaker

Dora Medrano

Dora Medrano

Self - Film Producer

Doug Hobart

Doug Hobart

Self - Location Manager

Isabel Coixet

Isabel Coixet

Self - Filmmaker

Monica Mikkelsen

Monica Mikkelsen

Self - Casting Director

Julia Solomonoff

Julia Solomonoff

Self - Filmmaker

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Self - Actor

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Self - Actress

Joan Juliet Buck

Joan Juliet Buck

Self - Film Critic

Cristina Andreu

Cristina Andreu

Self - Filmmaker

Reed Brody

Reed Brody

Self - Human Rights Lawyer

Ramón de España

Ramón de España

Self - Journalist

Jean-Claude Larrieu

Jean-Claude Larrieu

Self - DOP

Monika Mikkelsen

Monika Mikkelsen

Self - Casting Director

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