Play (2005 film)

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| name = Play

| image = Play, Alicia Scherson film poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Alicia Scherson

| producer =

| writer = Alicia Scherson

| starring =

| music = Joseph Costa
Marc Hellner

| cinematography = Ricardo de Angelis

| editing =

| distributor =

| released =

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = Chile
Argentina
France

| language = Spanish

}}

Play is a 2005 Chilean-Argentine-French drama film directed by Alicia Scherson. It was selected as the Chilean entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.{{cite web|url=https://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2005/09/28/196638/play-aspira-al-oscar-y-mi-mejor-enemigo-a-los-premios-goya.html|work=Emol|title="Play" aspira al Oscar y "Mi mejor enemigo" a los premios Goya|date=28 September 2005| language= es|accessdate=11 September 2019}}

Plot

This movie shows the events that happen to Cristina, a young Mapuche woman who works as a caretaker for an elderly man in Santiago, Chile, where she lives. One day, she runs into Tristán, a close friend who has just lost a suitcase and is in a state of shock. The movie begins with a proverb that says, "They were hard times, but modern."