¡Hola, desconocido! (1998)

On Spain's Costa Blanca, a girl writes notes, sticks them in bottles, and tosses the bottles into the sea: "Hello, Stranger! I'm Paula and I'm 10." Fernando, a solitary man of 59, finds one of the bottles and writes to Paula. A correspondence ensues in which she tells him about her personal life (her father dead, her mother remarried, her friend gone to Algeria) ; he tells her he's not happy. Fernando's wife asks who the girl is in a photo on his desk. He makes up a story. Paula calls him ("How did you get this number?"), her mother wants to get rid of her dog, she'd like to meet Fernando. Where is this leading?

Director: Javier Rebollo
Runtime: 25 min
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Production: Lolita Films
Country: Spain
Language: Español
Original Language: es
More Films by Director: Javier Rebollo

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ¡Hola, desconocido! about?
On Spain's Costa Blanca, a girl writes notes, sticks them in bottles, and tosses the bottles into the sea: "Hello, Stranger! I'm Paula and I'm 10." Fernando, a solitary man of 59, finds one of the bottles and writes to Paula. A correspondence ensues in which she tells him about her personal life (her father dead, her mother remarried, her friend gone to Algeria) ; he tells her he's not happy. Fernando's wife asks who the girl is in a photo on his desk. He makes up a story. Paula calls him ("How did you get this number?"), her mother wants to get rid of her dog, she'd like to meet Fernando. Where is this leading?
Who directed ¡Hola, desconocido!?
¡Hola, desconocido! was directed by Javier Rebollo.
Who stars in ¡Hola, desconocido!?
¡Hola, desconocido! stars Xabier Elorriaga, Amanda Cascajosa.
How long is ¡Hola, desconocido!?
¡Hola, desconocido! has a runtime of 25m (25 minutes).
Where was ¡Hola, desconocido! produced?
¡Hola, desconocido! was produced in Spain.