White Elephant
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  • Summary: In the “Villa Virgin”, a shantytown in the slums of Buenos Aires, Julian (Ricardo Darín, The Secret in Their Eyes) and Nicolas (Jérémie Renier, In Bruges) – two priests and long-standing friends – work tirelessly to help the local people. Nicolas joins Julian in overseeing the construction ostruction of a hospital following the failure of a project he was leading in which paramilitary forces assassinated members of the community. Deeply troubled by his actions, Nicolas finds solace in Luciana, a young atheist social worker. [Strand Releasing]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sam Adams
    Mar 27, 2013
    83
    It’s hard to imagine a more potent symbol of good intentions gone to seed than the decrepit Buenos Aires building that gives White Elephant its title.
  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Tim Robey
    Apr 29, 2013
    80
    On his broadest canvas yet, Trapero mounts a saga about the role of conscience, which might seem old-fashioned if it weren’t so urgently imagined. An added fillip is Michael Nyman’s stirring score, his best in years.
  3. Total Film
    Reviewed by: Tom Dawson
    Apr 19, 2013
    60
    Writer/director Trapero arguably crams too much into the film’s running time, but potent turns and Michael Nyman’s yearning score are among the compensations.
  4. Time Out London
    Reviewed by: Dave Calhoun
    Apr 29, 2013
    60
    Thematically, White Elephant is a vague animal and its true interest never truly comes into focus.

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