Carancho is a 2010 crime drama film directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Ricardo Darín and Martina Gusmán. A co-production between Argentina, Chile, Spain, France and South Korea, the film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.[3]
| Carancho | |
|---|---|
 Argentine theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Pablo Trapero |
| Written by | Alejandro Fadel Martín Mauregui Santiago Mitre Pablo Trapero |
| Produced by | Pablo Trapero Martina Gusmán (executive producer) |
| Starring | Ricardo Darín Martina Gusmán |
| Cinematography | Julián Apezteguia |
| Edited by | Ezequiel Borovinsky Pablo Trapero |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International (Argentina) Ad Vitam Distribution (France) Golem Distribution (Spain) |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina Chile Spain France South Korea |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSosa is a lawyer recently expelled from the bar association who works as an ambulance chaser - known as "carancho" in Argentina - touring the emergency departments of the public hospitals and the police stations, in search of potential clients for his barely-legal law firm. One night he meets Luján, a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces trying to get an internship as a surgeon. The two start a romantic relationship that is threatened when Sosa breaks his association with his corrupt boss. When Sosa is about to get back his attorney registration (and while making amends for his bad deeds) he and Luján are attacked by former partners of the firm, initiating an escalation of violence.
Cast
edit- Ricardo Darín as Héctor Sosa
- Martina Gusmán as Luján Olivera
- Carlos Weber as El Perro
- José Luis Arias as Casal
- Fabio Ronzano as Pico
- Loren Acuña as Mariana
- Gabriel Almirón as Muñoz
- José Manuel Espeche as Garrido
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 46 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Carancho". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ "Defending Champ Argentina Submits 'Carancho' to Oscars". thewrap.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Carancho (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Carancho Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 March 2018.