7 Boxes

Released Feb 7, 2014

1h 40m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A wild chase ensues when a rival carter tries to stop a teenager from delivering seven crates to the other end of a Paraguayan street market.

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

This is good, escapist stuff.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 7, 2014

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

High-energy chase pic makes the most of a novel setting.

Feb 28, 2014

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

There's no subtlety here - coincidences are wildly abundant - but with this kind of vitality, who cares? Sit back and be carried away by the extended tracking shots and bam-bam editing.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 27, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's an action/thriller that makes you think and a sensitive, romantic film that makes feel deeply.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 22, 2020

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Bernard Boo

Way Too Indie

These contrived scenarios and close calls come consecutively and in great number, and it's hard not to roll your eyes a bit at the impossibility of it all, especially in a setting this gritty and grounded.

Rated: 6.5/10

Apr 3, 2019

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

Sometimes it ventures into the realm of farse, but just then it returns to the comic book feel that it creates from the start. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 25, 2015

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Santiago B

7 cajas es la opera prima de Tana shembori(Directora) y en parte también la de Juan Carlos maneglia(guionista) y es la película que revolucionó el cine paraguayo. Hablando de la película, es lo que amores perros fue en México, incluso se parecen en estructura. Los personajes están totalmente conectados entre sí, y aunque cada uno tenga su propio hilo argumental separado de la historia principal de víctor al fin y al cabo se conectan todos en una calle, en el apartado visual tiene una paleta tenue y poco iluminada más aún la mayoría de la película transcurre de noche, esta coloración representa totalmente a los personajes y su tenue vida en el mercado en donde viven.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/23

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Audience Member

Excepcional!!!! Surpreendente. Prende a atenção...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Fresh, frenetic and extremely dark, 7 boxes mark a before and after in the Paraguayan cinema.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Too overrated. The performances go from bad to acceptable, being Nicolas García the weakest point between the actors. The argument that revolves around the actions of the main character is laughable, a young worker who dreams of going on TV and is capable of dying for a cell phone. The transverse plot is much more interesting, but the character of Garcia is almost a caricature that ruins the possibility of taking what you see seriously.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Estuvo muy buena la pelÃcula por HBO latino. Me gustÃ³ mucho el cambio de EspaÃ±ol, y GuaranÃ. Me dio una idea de la cultura y sociedad de Paraguay. El tema era drogas y negocios, unos temas muy cordial para cualquier pelÃcula.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Several of us made a connection between this film and those from America's Coen brothers. It is a black comedy with serious side notes about relationships, trust and capitalism. Check it out!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

A wild chase ensues when a rival carter tries to stop a teenager from delivering seven crates to the other end of a Paraguayan street market.

Director: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori
Producer: Synchro Image, Maneglia Schémbori Realizadores
Screenwriter: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schembori, Tito Chamorro
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures, Shoreline Entertainment
Production Co: Maneglia - Schémbori Realizadores
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2014
Runtime: 1h 40m

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