The Secret Life of Words
Trailer: The Secret Life of Words
Year: 2005
Studio: Hotshot Films, El Deseo, Mediapro, TVE
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara, Danny Cunningham, Dean Lennox Kelly, Daniel Mays
Crew: Esther García (Producer), Pedro Almodóvar (Executive Producer), Irene Blecua (Editor), Shaheen Baig (Casting), Pierre-François Limbosch (Production Design), Isabel Coixet (Director)
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