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Paulina

La patota

2015

Santiago Mitre

Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe, Cristian Salguero, Laura López Moyano

6.2

2,686

Thriller Paulina, a young lawyer specialized in social work and who fights for human rights, is raped by a gang.

	Author	Review
United States	Ben Kenigsberg Variety	"A provocative if not always persuasive parable from Argentine helmer Santiago Mitre (...) [offers] a fierce performance from Dolores Fonzi."	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A challenging and complex take on a subject more often dealt with in stark black and white (...) a mature second feature for Mitre"	POS
United States	Derek Smith Slant	"Santiago Mitre's film is appropriately unsettling and disconcerting in its examination of female empowerment (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Ken Jaworowski The New York Times	"It’s a severe story, made more so by its powerhouse lead actress (...) Few satisfying answers arise here. But there’s bravery in asking the questions, and this film knows something about courage."	NEU
United States	Abbey Bender Village Voice	"'Paulina's refusal to move fully toward tragedy or the violence of pulpy rape-revenge is provocative, [but] the film is ultimately frustrating for the unending opacity of Paulina’s psychology."	NEU
United States	Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"[It is] worth seeing, even if its basic plot repeatedly stalls. It is a thoughtful movie, but not necessarily a fulfilling one (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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