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Carpinteros

2017

José María Cabral

Jean Johnny, Ramón Emilio Candelario, Mario Núñez, Yudith Rodríguez ...

6.0

141

Drama Julián finds love and a reason for living in the last place imaginable: the Dominican Republic's Najayo Prison. His romance, with fellow prisoner Yanelly, must develop through sign language and without the knowledge of dozens of guards.

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter	"Raw, intriguing and energetic despite its flaws."	POS
United Kingdom	Sarah Ward Screendaily	"It provides an opportunity to balance involving visual storytelling with an immersive emotional arc."	POS
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"While 'Carpinteros' is strong enough in atmosphere and assembly, it’s limited by characters who aren’t developed with great complexity (...) The result is a drama that, while OK, falls short of being truly memorable."	NEU
United States	Andy Webster The New York Times	"[An] arresting drama (...) [with] vivid textures and palpable vitality."	POS
United States	Kristen Yoonsoo Kim Village Voice	"We’re not given quite enough (...) for a memorable romance. Instead what we get is an uncharacteristically melodramatic final act that betrays how grounded (and true to real life) the rest of the movie is."	NEG

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