My Friend Ángel

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My Friend Ángel

"The First Honduran Film"

1964

0h 32m

9.5(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

An experimental and critical view on the decadence of Honduran society. It practically has no narrative structure, as it plays out as a day-in-the-life-of the eponymous Ángel, a kid who's a shoe-shiner.

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Roger Membreño

Ángel

Ada Argentina Abraham

Madre

Carlos Salgado

Padre

Adib Kafati

Hermano bebé

Fausto Cortez

Shoeshiner

Oswaldo Juanez

Shoeshiner

Creative team

Directed by: Sami Kafati
Written by: Sami Kafati
Produced by: Sami Kafati

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