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Chinese Take-Away
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74/100
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Lowest is Letterboxd on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 79.
See the most agreed on films →Roberto is a rigid, solitary hardware store owner in Buenos Aires who lives a life of meticulous routine. His world is disrupted when he witnesses a chaotic accident involving a Chinese man named Jun. Due to a language barrier, Roberto reluctantly takes the confused Jun into his home temporarily. The two men, unable to communicate verbally, are forced into an uneasy coexistence. Jun's unpredictable nature constantly challenges Roberto's obsessive order, leading to a series of comedic and poignant situations that gradually chip away at Roberto's isolation.
Details
- Director
- Sebastián Borensztein
- Writer
- Sebastián Borensztein
- Released
- 24 March 2011
- Country
- Argentina, Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →3 wins from 20 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Director | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Nominee |
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress | Muriel Santa Ana | Nominee |
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Male Newcomer | Huang Sheng Huang | Nominee |
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| 60th Argentine Film Critics Association Awards 2012 | Best Sound | Charly Schmukler and Eduardo Esquide | Nominee |
| 2011 Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards 2011 | Best Film | Mariela Besuievski | Winner |
| 2011 Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences Awards 2011 | Best Director | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
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20 awards — Chinese Take-Away
×| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Winner |
| Best Film | Mariela Besuievski | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Muriel Santa Ana | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Valeria Ambrosio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Pulpeiro | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Cristina Menela | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Fernando Pardo and Pablo Barbieri | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Ignacio Huang | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Muriel Santa Ana | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Lucio Godoy | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Charly Smuckler and Eduardo Esquide | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ignacio Huang | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sebastián Borensztein | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Charly Schmukler and Eduardo Esquide | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Muriel Santa Ana | Nominee |
| Male Newcomer | Huang Sheng Huang | Nominee |