Cocote

Name: Cocote
Genre: Drama
Released: August 3, 2018
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Enerolisa Núñez, Isabel Spencer, José Miguel Fernández, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Kalyane Linares

2018

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: August 3, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Enerolisa Núñez, Isabel Spencer, José Miguel Fernández, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Kalyane Linares, Pepe Sierra, Ricardo Ariel Toribio, Vicente Santos, Yuberbi de la Rosa

Summary: Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener, returns home to attend his father’s funeral in the Dominican Republic. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father’s death, Alberto realizes that he’s been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It’s an unthinkable act — especially for him, an Evangelical Christian.Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener, returns home to attend his father’s funeral in the Dominican Republic. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father’s death, Alberto realizes that he’s been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It’s an unthinkable act — especially for him, an Evangelical Christian. But as pressure mounts, he sees few ways out. Questions of faith, tradition and honor course through this electrifying film, which, seemingly at the speed of thought itself, jumps between film formats, colors, and aspect ratios, radically envisioning a community torn asunder by senseless violence. [Grasshopper Film]… Expand

Director: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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The Playlist Bradley Warren

May 6, 2018

Cocote is an entirely different beast—a challenging watch that swings from the avant-garde to an ethnographic model of filmmaking. Read full review

Budd Wilkins

Aug 2, 2018

Cocote’s narrative structure exhibits a tidy symmetry, strongly suggesting that what ultimately transpires has a certain inevitability to it, that cycles of retribution and vendetta all too easily devolve into vicious circles. Read full review

Simran Hans

Aug 14, 2018

Dominican Republic film-maker Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias’s gorgeous, restlessly creative hybrid fiction combines ethnographic documentary with improvised drama to explore a clash of two religious identities. Read full review

Keith Watson

Mar 27, 2018

Nelson Carlo de Los Santos's first fiction feature is a dazzling collage of styles and approaches in which every scene feels different from the one that came before. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Aug 3, 2018

Cocote, filmed entirely in the Dominican Republic, is filled with such images, seemingly unconnected to one another at times and yet when placed in collage they create a powerful and visceral experience. Read full review

Matt Prigge

Aug 1, 2018

Getting one’s bearings isn’t impossible; it’s like divining the trick of a Sunday crossword. But Cocote isn’t purely academic. It’s alternately clinical and sensual. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Aug 2, 2018

Cocote tells a relatively simple story in willfully obscure, opaque fashion. While the film features many intriguing elements and often proves visually stunning, it ultimately feels a trial to endure. Read full review

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