Cecilia Roth, Fernanda Mistral, Héctor Alterio

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Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Marcelo Piñeyro

Release Date: October 17, 2002

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  • August 9, 2009
    The film is seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy, Harry (Matías del Pozo), who does not know that Argentina's 1976 coup d'état is impacting his life.

    After witnessing the "disappearance" of dissident friends, a human rights lawyer (Ricardo Darín) and his research scient...( read more)ist wife (Cecilia Roth) flee the city and hide from the military police in a vacant summer house. With them are their two kids: Harry, who is fascinated with the escape artistry of Harry Houdini, and El Enano, his little brother. (Translated as "Little Guy" in the English subtitles, played by Milton de la Canal. The actual translation is "dwarf".) The family adopts new identities and attempts to lead a normal life. Later, they are joined by a student who is using the alias Lucas (Tomás Fonzi).

    Their new life is difficult, but a visit with their estranged grandparents (Fernanda Mistral and Héctor Alterio) reveals that they are still a close-knit family. Subtly hinted, however, and used as a metaphor, is the mother's constant smoking and El Enano's renewed bed-wetting. Both serve to show how stressful and precarious their situation is.
  • October 21, 2008
    Recommended by Barbara.
  • August 30, 2008
    My very first TIFF movie!
  • November 27, 2007
    I like the actors, I like the director, I don't really like the film. It's too slow and a bit boring. Cecilia Roth and Ricardo Darin have made so many great films, so if you want to watch a film to see them, don't chose this one. It's not an awful movie, it's just... don't know, ...( read more)don't like it.
  • November 27, 2007
    Extraño film que se sucede durante la dictadura en Argentina.
  • October 14, 2007
    Brilliant and moving ^^

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