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- 2011
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
- 2011
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
Summary Laura lives deep in the melancholy of her troubled past in Oaxaca. Her solitary days pass until she decides to end it all. Laura meets Arturo who that will help her finish off the pain of her existence.
Directed By: Michael Rowe
Written By: Lucía Carreras, Michael Rowe
- 2011
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
- 2011
- Unrated
- Strand Releasing
- 1 h 34 m
Leap Year
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7.4
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Summary Laura lives deep in the melancholy of her troubled past in Oaxaca. Her solitary days pass until she decides to end it all. Laura meets Arturo who that will help her finish off the pain of her existence.
Directed By: Michael Rowe
Written By: Lucía Carreras, Michael Rowe
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
71
67% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Never to be confused for the rom-com starring Amy Adams - though that would be the mother of all video-store mix-ups - Leap Year lets actions speak louder than words, and the actions here are shockingly explicit.
Nothing about Leap Year plays out exactly like you expect, and Rowe prefers to send you home with enigmatic questions instead of clear-cut answers. You may not fully understand Laura, but chances are you won't be able to forget her.
Leap Year is a story of survival, and its poised aesthetic is remarkably keyed to its main character's shell-like behavior.
A tough psychological drama, it may stretch some audience sensibilities.
There are trifling signs of freshmanship, but also a steady observant eye, and in the end Leap Year bears heartbreaking witness to hopeless depression, isolation, and the failure of sex as few movies ever have.
A far cry from 2010's shallow rom-com of the same name, this Leap Year is a haunting portrait of loneliness in its starkest state.
For those who can't handle graphic scenes of golden showers and cigarettes ground into bare breasts, Leap Year will feel more like a blind leap into the void of art-house cinema du extreme, South of the Border division, than a portrait of urban ennui.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.4
63% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
7.4
63% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
25% Mixed
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13% Negative
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Awards
Ariel Awards, Mexico
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Mar del Plata Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
