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  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 46 m

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....

Directed By: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

Written By: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 46 m
  • 2018
  • TV-14
  • Grasshopper Film
  • 1 h 46 m

Cocote

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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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....

Directed By: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

Written By: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
70
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7 Reviews
22% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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78% Positive
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22% Mixed
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91
May 6, 2018
Cocote is an entirely different beast—a challenging watch that swings from the avant-garde to an ethnographic model of filmmaking.
By Bradley Warren FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By Simran Hans FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 26, 2018
It is a film with its own miasma of unease.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
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.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
75
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.
By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 2, 2018
This is a straightforward story that Mr. de Los Santos Arias, making his fictional feature debut, tells in an ever-changing style, shooting in color and black and white. He also alternates the shape of the frame, mostly toggling between a boxy frame and the wider one most mainstream movies are shown in. Whatever effect was hoped for, this viewer just saw affectation.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
50
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.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Guasábara Cine, Nabis Filmgroup, Pandora Filmproduktion
Release Date Aug 3, 2018
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating TV-14
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Website https://watch.fearless.li/programs/cocote
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Awards

La Silla
• 11 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 3 Nominations
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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