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Tobi is a film of genre Drama directed by Antonio Mercero with Norma Aleandro
Tobi (1978)
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Add to a movie listTobi (or Tobi el niño con alas) is a 1978 Spanish dramedy written by Horacio Varcarcel and Antonio Mercero. It was directed by Antonio Mercero, and it also stars Lolo Garcia, Francisco Vidal, Norma Aleandro, Antonio Ferrandis, and Walter Vidarte. The film is about a little boy named Tobi who grows a pair of wings on his back which gives him the appearance of an angel. This circumstance draws attention to his community, including doctors, scientists, and schoolmates. Later on, the wings are surgically removed, but they eventually grow back.
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The movie begins with Tobi and his parents, Jacinto and María López, at a picnic. Back home, Tobi starts to feel a strange itch on his back, and he is subsequently taken to the hospital for further evaluation. The next day, the doctor escorts Tobi's parents to the hospital to see him, where they learn that a pair of wings grew out of the two itchy spots on Tobi's back. At this point, the hospital does not let Tobi and his parents interact, but his parents are able to see him through a one way window with Tobi not being aware that he is being watched. Tobi’s parents are taken to the doctor's office to discuss the rare condition, where the doctors can't explain why Tobi grew a pair of wings. Jacinto becomes concerned about his son’s future and what he will face in society, so he asks the doctors to surgically remove the wings. After arguing with the professor and doctor, María grows upset, expressing that she wants her son back with or without his wings, because she loves him either way. Eventually, the parents go home without Tobi.Actors
Norma Aleandro
(Profesora)
José Lifante
(Compañero de Marga)
Antonio Ferrandis
(Doctor Juldain)
Walter Vidarte
(Enfermero)
Antonio Mercero
(Director del colegio (uncredited))
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