| The Feast of the Goat | |
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| Directed by | Luis Llosa |
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| Based on | The Feast of the Goat byMario Vargas Llosa |
| Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
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| Cinematography | Javier Salmones |
| Edited by | Alejandro Lázaro |
| Music by | José Antonio Molina |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Countries | Dominican Republic Spain United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Feast of the Goat (Spanish:La fiesta del chivo) is a 2005 Dominican-Spanish-British drama film directed byLuis Llosa and starringTomas Milian,Isabella Rossellini,Paul Freeman,Juan Diego Botto andStephanie Leonidas. It is based onMario Vargas Llosa's 2000novel of the same name.[1][2]
Shooting began in Santo Domingo in the first weeks of October 2004. After several weeks of productions continue in Spain. Several locations using for shooting are located in La Romana and Jarabacoa (North of Capital). The Executive production was in Charge of Andres Vicente Gomez, Chairman of Lola Films[3]
The movie had a release date in Madrid February 24, 2006[4] but first had a screening in theBerlin International Film Festival.[5]
Writing forVariety Magazine, Jonathan Holland described the film as "rushed, but thoroughly enjoyable" and executed with "clinical skill". Holland complained that the film lacked the nuance and strong characterization of Vargas Llosa's novel.[6]