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" In the case of 'Disobedience,' the very secretive way of life and religion and tradition that the North London Orthodox Jewish community has was a huge invitation to explore an unknown world. And also a possible trap, and I tried to overcome that by portraying it, hopefully, with great nuance and detail and texture. "

Sebastian Lelio

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" English is not my language. "

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" Film is a game of projections upon projections, and the projected image on the screen is a game of light and shadows. There is nothing there; it is the brain that is decoding those things. The film doesn't have any decipherable kind of meaning if it's not seen. "

" Casting is an art, and if you're interested in people, like I am, casting is essential. "

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" My stepfather was in the navy, so I got to know a side of Chile that is not what you would expect from an artist. "

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