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  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • The Film Collaborative
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • The Film Collaborative
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary From the port of Buenaventura, the most dangerous city in Colombia, three men embark on a journey over the dark murky waters of the Pacific. A set of mysterious coordinates is their guide, a fishing net is their cover, and a narco-torpedo filled with 100kg of cocaine is their cargo.

Directed By: Josef Kubota Wladyka

Written By: Alan Blanco, Josef Kubota Wladyka

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • The Film Collaborative
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • The Film Collaborative
  • 1 h 24 m

Manos Sucias

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary From the port of Buenaventura, the most dangerous city in Colombia, three men embark on a journey over the dark murky waters of the Pacific. A set of mysterious coordinates is their guide, a fishing net is their cover, and a narco-torpedo filled with 100kg of cocaine is their cargo.

Directed By: Josef Kubota Wladyka

Written By: Alan Blanco, Josef Kubota Wladyka

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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80
Apr 2, 2015
The beginning of the film is purposefully surprising in many little ways, but the rest of the film is a gorgeously shot, heart-in-throat wait to see whether the payoff can dodge expectations nearly as well. The journey is more important than the destination, but Wladyka makes enough daring choices to make both worthwhile.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 31, 2015
It's not news, of course, that it's a terrible thing to extinguish a life, but it's a relief, when the shoot-'em-ups of Summer Movie Season are bearing down on us, to see a film that regards killing with pained awe. Wladyka's hands are clean.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 30, 2015
Though Manos Sucias, like the compelling local songs used to supplement the melancholic mood, often feels like fragments of a picture glued together by a temporary adhesive, the experience will leave you believing that you've just witnessed something very real and, even with its all-too-short running time, still manages to pack quite a punch.
By Nikola Grozdanovic FULL REVIEW
63
Mar 30, 2015
Josef Kubota Wladyka is ultimately unable to reconcile complex dynamics any further than with a glimpse toward their fundamentally destructive effects.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 9, 2015
Though the plot turns aren't necessarily surprising and characterizations a bit facile, Wladyka manages tense moments.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 9, 2015
Much of the value of Manos Sucias is in its authenticity.
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50
Apr 9, 2015
Although it sports a few fresh moments, the tonally all-over-the-place drama is hampered by script and assembly problems.
By Alissa Simon FULL REVIEW

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Production Company HEART-headed Productions, Kubotafilms, Straight Up Films, Tenacious Productions
Release Date Apr 3, 2015
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website https://twitter.com/ManosSuciasFILM
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Awards

Premios Macondo
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations

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