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title: 'The Strategy of the Snail (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sergio Cabrera'
released: '1993-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 116
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Colombia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-strategy-of-the-snail-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109747/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Strategy of the Snail (1993)

1993 · 116 min · Comedy · Colombia

Original title: La estrategia del caracol

## Synopsis

The Strategy of the Snail is a 1993 Colombian comedy-drama film written by Humberto Dorado based on a story written by Ramon Jimeno, directed and produced by Colombian filmmaker and director Sergio Cabrera. The film stars Frank Ramírez, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Fausto Cabrera and Carlos Vives. The film is a winner of the Berlin International Film Festival and the Biarritz Film Cinema Festival of Latin America. The film is about a group of tenants of an old house in the center of Bogotá who face an illegal eviction by the owner, an arrogant banker. The tenants are led by an untitled lawyer and a Spanish anarchist exile. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sergio Cabrera](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-cabrera)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carlos Congote](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-congote)

## Cast

- [Frank Ramírez](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-ramirez)
- [Carlos Vives](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-vives)
- [Vicky Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicky-hernandez)

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