Emptiness (Spanish: Vacío) is a 2020 Ecuadorian drama film directed by Paul Venegas.[1] It was selected as the Ecuadorian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]

Emptiness
Film poster
Directed byPaul Venegas
Written byCarlos Andres Terán Vargas
Paúl Venegas
Martín Salinas
Produced byPaúl Venegas
StarringJing Fu
Lidan Zhu
Day Min Meng
Ricardo Velasteguí
CinematographySimon Brauer
Edited byFelipe Guerrero
Music byVictor Andrade
Release date
  • 3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryEcuador
LanguagesMandarin
Spanish

Synopsis

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Two Chinese immigrants newly arrived in Ecuador find themselves under the thumb of an obsessive gangster.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Emptiness". Film Freeway. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "El filme 'Vacío' representará a Ecuador en la selección nacional de nominados al Oscar". El Comercio Ecuador. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Ecuador Selects the Chinese Migrant Drama Emptiness as Its Oscar Contender". Cinema Tropical. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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