Amigomío is a 1994

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

  Argentine film

Cinema of Argentina

The cinema of Argentina has a tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century, and continues to play a role in the culture of Argentina....

 directed by Alcides Chiesa and Jeanine Meerapfel

Jeanine Meerapfel

Jeanine Meerapfel is a German film director and screenwriter. She has directed 17 films since 1966. In 1984, she was a member of the jury at the 34th Berlin International Film Festival...

. Script written by Alcides Chiesa it was based on a novel

Novel

A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....

 by Pablo Bergel. The film was produced in a co-production with Germany

Germany

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. Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf is a German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.-Biography:...

 appears as the grandfather of the young boy.

Plot summary

Escaping form the Argentinean dictatorship, a young father takes his son on a journey away from Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

 and through the mystical world of rural South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

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Cast

• Mario Adorf
  Mario Adorf
  Mario Adorf is a German film and stage actor, best known for his lead role in the 1978 film The Tin Drum.-Biography:...
  
   .... Grandfather
• Daniel Kuzniecka .... Papa
• Diego Mesaglio
  Diego Mesaglio
  Diego Mesaglio is a well known actor, musician and teen idol. His fame is somewhat relegated to Argentina; but he is also known in other areas of Latin America and in parts of Asia.-Acting career:...
  
   .... Amigomio
• Debora Brandwajnman .... Grandmother
• Atilio Veronelli .... Tony
• Manuel Tricallotis
• Christoph Baumann .... Christoph
• Hugo Pozo
• Gabriela Salas .... Negra
• Rodolfo Rodas
• Pablo Jully
• Ernesto Arias
• Luis Solanas
• Marcos Woinsky
• Eduardo Narvay