The Debt
1988 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 226 VOTES · DIR. Miguel Pereira
Overview
The drama tells the story of an Argentine elementary-school teacher sent by the government to a rural hamlet located in the northwestern province of Jujuy. It shows how he touches the lives of the villagers, especially the young and impressionable boy Verónico, whose mother died and father left to seek work when he was an infant. The film is based on a non-fiction book written by Fortunato Ramos, a rural teacher in northwest Argentina, that discusses his teaching experiences.
Dialogue Timeline — 508 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:36 VERONICO CRUZ
00:14:29 Veronico!
00:22:32 The schoolteacher is here?
00:24:11 I am therefore honoured, sir
00:28:17 I don't want that to happen to Veronico.
00:29:55 will help them think for themselves.
00:34:46 Hello.
00:36:16 There are cargo ships for transporting goods.
00:39:17 Hurry! Hurry!
00:42:45 Come on, all joint in
00:46:40 military security and police authorities.
00:53:49 See who is it, go on. This is your house now.
00:55:21 You've forgotten your orders.
01:00:36 Go and play, i'll be back soon.
01:02:36 He should stay there in the hills
01:04:26 Wait a moment.
01:06:41 I'll be right back.
01:11:38 Cástulo Cruz is not here.
01:14:49 Thank you, Veronico.
01:16:55 who crosses to Kempes. He shoots
01:20:29 Are you going, then, Maestro?
01:24:13 Herding your goats.
01:26:03 we'll give the British?
01:29:43 Big. Very big.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed508
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:00:36
Final line01:29:43
Production Record
DirectorMiguel Pereira
LanguageSpanish
IMDb votes226