Camino (2008)
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50% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
(1,005 ratings)
About a brilliant eleven-year-old girl who must face two rather significant events in her life simultaneously--falling in love and dying. Despite the challenges ahead of her, Camino manages to shine bright and overcome the darkness that tries to stifle her desire to live, love and seek ultimate… More About a brilliant eleven-year-old girl who must face two rather significant events in her life simultaneously--falling in love and dying. Despite the challenges ahead of her, Camino manages to shine bright and overcome the darkness that tries to stifle her desire to live, love and seek ultimate happiness.
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 2 hr. 23 min.
- Directed By
- Javier Fesser
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Sep 25, 2008 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fiona Williams, sbs.com.au
Though respectful and subdued when the story requires, Fesser's ironic touch manages to extract humour from a dire situation and in the process, skewer organised religion and its propagation of false hope.
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Julie Rigg, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Not a film to recommend unless you have a particular interest in church politics. But an interesting one to talk about.
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Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia)
It is less a docu-drama than a grotesquely manipulative fairytale -- half Walt Disney, half Lars von Trier.
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Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia)
People critical of Opus Dei will find much to justify their view in the film. But people who have great faith will also find much to nourish them. Javier Fesser has been very clever.
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Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
It's a courageous piece of work but it's so thoroughly steeped in old-fashioned melodrama that it makes you squirm.
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