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Truman

"Friendship is what matters in life"

2015

1h 45m

7.0(401 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.

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Imposible Films

K & S Films

Telefe

Canal+ España

TVE

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ricardo Darín

Ricardo Darín

Julián

Javier Cámara

Javier Cámara

Tomás

Dolores Fonzi

Dolores Fonzi

Paula

Eduard Fernández

Eduard Fernández

Luis

Àlex Brendemühl

Àlex Brendemühl

Veterinarian

Pedro Casablanc

Pedro Casablanc

Doctor

José Luis Gómez

José Luis Gómez

Producer

Javier Gutiérrez

Javier Gutiérrez

Mortician

Elvira Mínguez

Elvira Mínguez

Gloria

Oriol Pla

Oriol Pla

Nico

Creative team

Directed by: Cesc Gay
Written by: Cesc Gay
Tomàs Aragay
Produced by: Diego Dubcovsky
Marta Esteban

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