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The Clan

El clan

2015

Pablo Trapero

Guillermo Francella, Peter Lanzani, Gastón Cocchiarale, Giselle Motta ...

6.7

11,307

Thriller. Drama Argentina in the early eighties. Within a typical family home in the traditional neighborhood of San Isidro, a sinister clan makes its living off kidnapping and murder. Arquímedes, the patriarch, heads and plans the operations. Alejandro, his eldest son, is a star rugby player at a prestigious local club and Los Pumas, the Argentine mythical national team. The son gives in to his father’s will and identifies possible candidates for ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Slightly uneven but undeniably transporting."	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"[A] hard-hitting crime saga [that] illustrates how 'disappearances' were permitted even after the dictatorship ended."	POS
United States	Jessica Kiang IndieWire	"The stylishly grimy 'El Clan' asks but never quite fully explores one overriding question: can anyone be innocent of complicity in a crime when they heard and ignored the screams coming from the basement?"	POS
United States	Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald	"Watching 'The Clan', you have to keep reminding yourself this absolutely insane story really happened. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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