Aquiles y la Tortuga

A failed painter insists he’s on the brink of renaissance. His long-suffering wife funds his delusion and dead-end studios. Two decades evaporate like cheap turpentine.

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Takeshi Kitano directed Aquiles y la Tortuga in 2008. See Takeshi Kitano's full filmography, where to start with Takeshi Kitano, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takeshi Kitano.

Aquiles y la Tortuga was released in 2008 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.