The Liberator
Film poster
Directed byAlberto Arvelo
Written byTimothy J. Sexton
StarringÉdgar Ramírez
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

Release

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]

See also

References

  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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