The Hands (Spanish: Las manos) is a 2006 Argentine-Italian drama film directed by Alejandro Doria. The plot was inspired by the life and work of Catholic priest Mario Pantaleo. Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro wrote the screenplay. The film won one Goya Award.
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Synopsis
Film based on the life of Father Mario Pantaleo, born in Italy and brought to Argentina as a child. He devoted himself to the impoverished and the ailing, providing words of solace, and those who believed that he could diagnose and heal with his hands.
Cast
Graciela Borges as Perla
Jorge Marrale as Padre Mario Pantaleo
Duilio Marzio as Monseñor Alessandri
Esteban Pérez as Javier
Belén Blanco as Silvia
Carlos Portaluppi as Padre Giacomino
Carlos Weber as Monseñor Arizaga
Jean Pierre Reguerraz as Spagnuolo
María Socas
Juan Carlos Gené
Liana Lombard
Accolades
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards
Won: Best Costume Design
Nominated: Best Actor – Leading Role (Jorge Marrale)
Nominated: Best Actor – Supporting Role (Duilio Marzio)
Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Graciela Borges)
Nominated: Best Art Direction (Margarita Jusid)
Nominated: Best Director (Alejandro Doria)
Nominated: Best Film
Nominated: Best New Actor (Esteban Perez)
Nominated: Best Screenplay – Original (Alejandro Doria and Juan Bautista Stagnaro)
Goya Awards (Spain)
Won: Best Spanish Language Foreign Film