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  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 47 m

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 as the number one cause of death in Argentina, b...

Directed By: Pablo Trapero

Written By: Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre, Pablo Trapero

  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 47 m
  • 2011
  • Unrated
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 47 m

Carancho

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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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 as the number one cause of death in Argentina, b...

Directed By: Pablo Trapero

Written By: Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre, Pablo Trapero

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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90
Feb 11, 2011
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.
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80
Feb 11, 2011
Carancho moves into heist mode in its final act, and the lovingly balanced, placid frames give way to thrilling turbulence.
By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW

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75
Mar 24, 2011
There are odd comic moments, but this is a bleak, nighttime, nightmare world, where the couple seem to have about the same chance at a happy outcome as the accident victims.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 10, 2011
At heart an unlovely love story illuminated by sudden flares of violence, the film reeks of hopelessness and moral destitution, offering its lovers few means of escape.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 12, 2011
Carancho's noir vibe stems from the scenario itself, plus claustrophobic cinematography and art direction.
By John P. McCarthy FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 8, 2011
Short on genuine suspense and long on righteous anger, the film is bolstered by a sturdy performance by Darín that brings emotional nuance to an underwritten role.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 7, 2011
Here he's (Trapero) lost his way, tripped up by an unexceptional script and the kind of mood-killing artificial spot lighting more often seen on TV dramas than widescreen thrillers.
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Production Company Matanza Cine, Finecut, Patagonik Film Group, Ad Vitam Production, L90 Producciones, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Programa Ibermedia
Release Date Feb 11, 2011
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/carancho/
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Awards

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
• 11 Nominations
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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