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  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary It's Friday night in Asunción, Paraguay. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow delivery boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a fancy cellular phone in the infamous Mercado 4. He's offered a chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for a $100 bill. But what sounds like an easy job soon gets complicated. Something i...

Directed By: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori

Written By: Tito Chamorro, Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori

  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2014
  • TV-14
  • Breaking Glass Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

7 Boxes

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary It's Friday night in Asunción, Paraguay. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow delivery boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a fancy cellular phone in the infamous Mercado 4. He's offered a chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for a $100 bill. But what sounds like an easy job soon gets complicated. Something i...

Directed By: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori

Written By: Tito Chamorro, Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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100
Feb 6, 2014
“The Fast and the Furious” with wheelbarrows, Paraguayan action-thriller-romance hybrid 7 Boxes is a rollicking good time at the movies that offers breathtaking action and suspense, humor and appealing characters all in one visually flashy package.
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Feb 6, 2014
You wait for months, sometimes, for a movie to show you something new. "7 Boxes" does exactly that, and while it's no more than a briskly managed bit of escapism, it's a really good example of same.
By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 27, 2014
The movie has lots of ironic humor, especially in the earlier segments, and laughter doesn't disappear entirely when the thriller element kicks in.
By Walter Addiego FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 3, 2014
The film is ripe with powerful subtext, specifically how greed, celebrity, and technology help to form a misguided sense of opportunity that keeps the working class downtrodden.
By Glenn Heath Jr. FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 6, 2014
The filmmakers stage an amazing race that almost absolves an overstuffed plot and an over-reliance on coincidence.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 4, 2014
7 Boxes is way too simple, but it mostly works, because every twist of the plot and turn of the street leads back to this one kid, who’ll do anything to make enough money to become someone other than himself.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Feb 6, 2014
Given the routineness of the chase itself, what jumps out here is the pervasive desperation shared by just about every character.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

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43% Negative
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Production Company Maneglia - Schémbori Realizadores, Nephilim Producciones
Release Date Feb 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating TV-14
Genres
Tagline The rules are simple: Deliver or Die
Website https://www.facebook.com/7cajas
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Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Seattle International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations

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