Directed by:
Benjamín ÁvilaCinematography:
Iván GierasinchukCast:
Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio, César Troncoso, Cristina Banegas, Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Mayana Neiva, Douglas Simon, Benjamín Ávila, Elvira Onetto (more)Plots(1)
Argentina 1979. After years of exile, Juan (12) and his family come back to Argentina under fake identities. Juan's parents and his uncle Beto are members of the Montoneros Organization, which is fighting against the Military Junta that rules the country. Because of their political activities they are being tracked down relentlessly, and the threat of capture and even death is constant. However, Juan's daily life is also full of warmth and humor, and he quickly and easily integrates into his new environment. His friends at school and the girl he loves, Maria, know him as Ernesto, a name he must not forget, since his family's survival being at stake. Juan accepts this and follows all of his parents' rules until one day he is told that they need to move again immediately, and leave his friends and Maria behind without an explanation... (official distributor synopsis)
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Okay, I have to admit that Natalia Oreiro was the first impetus to see the film. Seeing her in something other than a soap opera was pleasant. But there isn't much of her here, and the film works much more really as a memoir of the director of a strange life and a strange time in Argentina. The story and the development of the main character make it intriguing.
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The first childhood romance against the political tensions of 1970s Argentina. While the plot line of twelve year-old Juan is well executed, funny and emotional, the events of the other line happen as if by the way. Maybe it’s because that’s how they are perceived by the protagonist (the twelve year-old boy). Given that the story is told through his eyes, it’s an understandable and justifiable approach, but it still bothered me a little as a viewer that I don’t really know what’s going on with the parents. Overall it’s nice, but missing something that would make it memorable. (Cinema Mundi 2013, Brno)
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A very interesting story from one of the – at least to me – unfamiliar era or Argentine history. It was told very beautifully, but I basically didn’t learn anything about those times. It was filmed from a child’s point of view whilst the director told bits of his own childhood, too. On the other hand, he didn’t have a problem saying nothing more than a child would feel. But then again, it wasn’t that subtle. Every now and then, he tried out some artistic tricks that I didn’t exactly love. That’s also why I’m rating it three stars.
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