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The Ardor

El ardor

2014

Pablo Fendrik

Gael García Bernal, Alice Braga, Chico Díaz, Claudio Tolcachir ...

4.7

312

Drama. Action García Bernal portrays a mysterious man who emerges from the Argentinean rainforest to try to rescue the kidnapped daughter (Alicia Braga) of a poor farmer after mercenaries murder her father and take over his property.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Fendrik’s unusual genre exercise builds in arduous slow motion toward a thrilling grindhouse climax, but lacks the hair-raising tension a more unsettling sound mix could create."	NEU
United Kingdom	Mark Kermode The Guardian	"Impressive visuals and Leone-style showdowns are no substitute for character development in Pablo Fendrik’s jungle western. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"While distinguished by its lush settings and mystical-elemental vein, the film is somewhat ponderous and low on narrative muscle"	NEU
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"'El Arbor' looks bewitching (...) [but its] paper-thin plotting and slow pace for the genre may deter brisk business in the international arena."	NEU

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