Searching for Oscar
The film about the critic who does not watch the films
Genres
Overview
Óscar Peyrou is a veteran Spanish film critic who writes his reviews according to a very peculiar method: in his opinion, it is not really necessary to watch the films since it is possible to judge them simply by looking at their promotional poster.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
73 min
Release Date
2019-03-29
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
4.8
Óscar Peyrou
Self - Film Critic
Alfonso Quiñones
Self - Journalist
Carlos Francisco Elías
Self - Film Critic
Jesús García Cívico
Self - RC Staff Member
Ximo Rochera
Self - RC Staff Member
Sara Trujillo
Self - RC Staff Member
Javier Díaz Valero
Self - Journalist
Antonio Weinrichter
Self - Film Critic
Claudio Utrera
Self - Film Critic
Javier Tolentino
Self - Radio Journalist
Javier Suárez
Self - Journalist
Fátima Santana
Self - Journalist
Rafael Navarro Miñón
Self - Filmmaker
Pepe Vargas
Self - CLFF Director
Amaia Santos
Self - SSIFF Staff Member
Lloyd Kaufman
Self - Filmmaker
Javier Angulo
Self - Seminci Director
Alejandro Peyrou
Self - Óscar's Brother
Gastón Trelles
Self - Bafici Staff Member
Daniel Gascó
Self - Film Critic
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