The Liberator (film)

The Liberator
Film poster
Directed byAlberto Arvelo
Written byTimothy J. Sexton
StarringÉdgar Ramírez
María Valverde
Erich Wildpret
Iwan Rheon
Orlando Valenzuela
Juana Acosta
Manuel Porto
Alejandro Furth
Imanol Arias
Danny Huston
CinematographyXavi Giménez
Music byGustavo Dudamel
Distributed byCohen Media Group
Release dates
  • 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) (TIFF)
  • 24 July 2014 (2014-07-24) (Venezuela)
Running time
119 minutes
CountriesVenezuela
Spain
LanguagesSpanish
English
French
Box office$1.5 million (US)[1]

The Liberator (Spanish: Libertador) is a 2013 Spanish–Venezuelan historical drama film directed by Alberto Arvelo,[2] starring Édgar Ramírez as Simón Bolívar.[3] It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[4][5] It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards,[6][7] making the January Shortlist.[8]

Cast

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Release

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The film debuted on 9 September 2013 at the Toronto International Film Festival and opened in its home country of Venezuela on 24 July 2014. The film was released by Cohen Media Group on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on 10 March 2015.[9][10]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Liberator (2014) at Box Office Mojo". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Película "Libertador" festeja aniversario del nacimiento de Simón Bolívar | ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "History estrena "El Libertador", la historia de Simón Bolívar". Analitica.com (in European Spanish). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ "The Liberator". TIFF. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Toronto Adds 75+ Titles To 2013 Edition". Indiewire. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Libertador representará a Venezuela en los premios Oscar". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Oscars: Venezuela Picks 'The Liberator' for Foreign Language Candidate". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  8. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Advance in Oscar Race". AMPAS. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ^ "The Liberator - Cohen Media Group". Cohenmedia.net. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  10. ^ "The Liberator". Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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