Martín (hache)

Martín (hache) is a 1997 Spanish and Argentine film directed by Adolfo Aristarain and starring Federico Luppi, Juan Diego Botto, Cecilia Roth and Eusebio Poncela.

Martín (hache)
Directed byAdolfo Aristarain
Produced byExecutive Producer:
Javier López Blanco
Producers:
Adolfo Aristarain
Gerardo Herrero
Fito Páez
Written byAdolfo Aristarain
Kathy Saavedra
StarringFederico Luppi
Juan Diego Botto
Cecilia Roth
Eusebio Poncela
Music byFito Páez
CinematographyPorfirio Enríquez
Edited byFernando Pardo
Distributed bySpain:
Alta Films
Argentina:
Líder Films
Release date
April 17, 1997 (Argentina)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryArgentina
Spain
LanguageSpanish
Budget200 million
pesetas

It was the fifth most watched domestic film in Argentina, with 380,000 viewers.[1] It was nominated for four Goya Awards in 1998, and Cecilia Roth won one for lead actress. It also 4 Silver Condors (Argentina film awards); for Best Director (Adolfo Aristarain), Best Actor (Federico Lupo), Best Actress (Cecilia Roth) and Best Supporting Actor (Eusebio Poncela).[1]

It was filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Madrid, and Almería, Spain.[2][3]

Plot summary

Martín, known as Hache, is a 19-year-old Argentinian boy who after his girlfriend leaves him has a nearly fatal drug overdose, thought by many to be an attempted suicide. Afterwards, his mother sends him to Madrid to live with his father, Martin.

Martin, a successful film-maker, doesn't want to take care of his son because he likes living alone and being able to socialize with his two friends, Alicia and Dante, without influencing his son in any negative way since both Alicia and Dante are experienced drug users. Regardless, he brings him into his home, hoping to ward off any evil influences that might cause his son to have a relapse and commit suicide.

As time passes and Martin's friendships get more strained, it becomes clear that Hache needs to leave his father's place and make a name for himself.

Cast

Background

The title makes reference to the name of the son of Martín, portrayed by Juan Diego Botto, who is named after his father but with an "h" in brackets, which means "hijo" ("hijo" means "son" in Spanish, and "hache" is the Spanish name for the letter "h"). So nearly everybody calls him "Hache." It is similar to calling a son named for his father "Junior" in English. The movie's English subtitles translate "Hache" as "Jay," since "jay" is the English name for the first letter in "junior" and is also a common English given name.[3]

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References
  1. Carolina Rocha Masculinities in Contemporary Argentine Popular Cinema, p. 114, at Google Books
  2. Thomas G. Deveny Migration in Contemporary Hispanic Cinema, p. 178, at Google Books
  3. Wimal Dissanayake and Anthony Guneratne (Editors) Rethinking Third Cinema, p. 201, at Google Books


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