Common Ground

Common Ground

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 4, 2002

In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired in the University, and he concludes that it is impossible to live with his pension. The crisis in Argentina does not allow Fernando to get a new job, and his wife decides to sell her family's apartment and move to a small farm near Villa Dolores to reduce their expenses. Fernando comes up with the idea to grow lavender and sell the oil to the perfume industry.

Common Ground

110 mins | Drama | Oct. 4, 2002

Common Ground
In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired in the University, and he concludes that it is impossible to live with his pension. The crisis in Argentina does not allow Fernando to get a new job, and his wife decides to sell her family's apartment and move to a small farm near Villa Dolores to reduce their expenses. Fernando comes up with the idea to grow lavender and sell the oil to the perfume industry.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers TVE, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, Tornasol Films, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Adolfo Aristarain
Original title Lugares comunes
Directors Adolfo Aristarain
Writers Kathy Saavedra, Lorenzo F. Aristarain, Adolfo Aristarain

Cast

Federico Luppi

as Fernando Robles

Mercedes Sampietro

as Liliana Rovira

Arturo Puig

as Carlos Solla

Carlos Santamaría

as Pedro Robles

Valentina Bassi

as Natacha

Claudio Rissi

as Demedio

Osvaldo Santoro

as Principal

Yael Barnatán

as Fabiana

María Fiorentino

as Tutti Tudela

Pepe Soriano

as Farm seller

Florencia Merlo

as Demedio's Wife

Patricia Pan

as Demedio's Daughter

Micaela González

as Demedio's Daughter

Lucas Ligorría

as Demedio's Son

Javier Ortiz

as Pedro's Son

Guillermo Ayuso

as Pedro's Son