Carancho
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66 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Sosa is an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney with questionable ethics. Lujan is a young, idealistic country doctor new to the city. After Lujan and Sosa's paths repeatedly cross, the two form an unlikely romance that is threatened by Sosa’s turbulent past. With traffics accidents a as the number one cause of death in Argentina, bodies are currency and a black market strives to get rich from the personal tragedies that literally litter the streets. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    Feb 11, 2011
    90
    Trapero makes naturalistic films with plenty of sex, violence and dark humor; in Carancho you can see the influence of 1950s film noir, the ballsy renegades of 1970s American cinema (especially early Martin Scorsese) and a little touch of the Coen brothers.
  2. Movieline
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    Feb 11, 2011
    80
    Carancho moves into heist mode in its final act, and the lovingly balanced, placid frames give way to thrilling turbulence.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    Apr 28, 2011
    75
    Carancho is a particularly jaw-dropping example of what this great, cunning city - on film, anyway - is capable of: an exhilarating bummer.
  4. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: John P. McCarthy
    Feb 12, 2011
    60
    Carancho's noir vibe stems from the scenario itself, plus claustrophobic cinematography and art direction.

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  1. paTon
    9
    With the usual skill for the narrative (which the director (Trapero) has not lost even in his less successful films such as "Rolling Family" or "Born and Bred"), Carancho offers a powerful, relentless and breathtaking portrait of life in Buenos Aires, helped for the remarkable work of camera (RED) and photography.… Expand
  2. thiagoov
    8
    Despite giving the impression the protagonist Ricardo Darín is omnipresent in Argentinean cinema, "Carancho" is another successful thriller from that country. This time, the excitement comes along with less poetry (which is plentiful in "The secret of your eyes") and more social criticism. The movie is intense and engaging, it has a lot of action, but also a creative and intricate plot. Romance becomes action, then it becomes mystery and, all of a sudden, youâ… Expand

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