The Shanghai Spell (2002)

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The Shanghai Spell on IMDb 5.8/10 438 votes

Released:
2002-04-11

Overview:
A fourteen year old lad discovers his first love at the point of his pencil whilst drawing the portrait of a sickly but coquettish fifteen year old girl. In the neighbourhood an old freedom-fighter pits himself against bad types, a pretty cinema-ticket girl takes to the streets at night and a young anarchist dedicates himself to telling tall stories. Far away, in Shanghai, a hero of the Republic meets a beautiful femme fatal with oriental eyes. Reality and fiction become fused in an embrace.

Director:
Fernando Trueba

Runtime:
1h 59min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Fernando Tielve
    as
    Dani
  • Aida Folch
    as
    Susana
  • Ariadna Gil
    as
    Anita / Chen
  • Fernando Fernán Gómez
    as
    Capt. Bay
  • Eduard Fernández
    as
    Forcat