The Dance of Reality

Young Alejandro (Jeremías Herskovits) lives with his Jewish-Ukrainian parents Jaime (Brontis Jodorowsky) and Sara (Pamela Flores) in Tocopilla, Chile. Jaime is a communist who worships Joseph Stalin and raises his son with great severity. Sara sings rather than talks throughout the film, and believes Alejandro to be the reincarnation of her father because of his long blonde hair. Irritated by his wife's delusional views of their son and angered by Alejandro's behavior, which he views as cowardly and effeminate, Jaime cuts off Alejandro's hair (which is depicted as wig in what appears to be magic realism), demands he repudiate the existence of God, and puts him through tests of self-control and bravery which include withstanding being tickled, slapped, and finally undergoing a dental operation without anesthetic. Satisfied with his son's bravery, Jaime acknowledges that he respects Alejandro and arranges for him to be made the mascot of the Tocopilla fire brigade.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 11925
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide May 18, 2013
  • Runtime 130 minutes
  • Genres Drama Fantasy
  • Original Country Chile
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages Spanish
  • Production Company Caméra One Le Soleil Films
  • Production Countries Chile France
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  • Box Office Worldwide $558,636
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