Alamar

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Alamar

2010

1h 13m

Drama

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A man and his son embark on an epic sea journey.

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Like a perfect summer at the beach, Alamar bathes you in natural warmth as it explores the blossoming bond of a five-year-old and his dad.

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Nicolas Rapold

Film Comment Magazine

07/01/2013

At its best, Alamar affirms that the "patient, meditative" film or the stylistic exercise is far less of a cinema pestilence than emotionally cynical works like Life During Wartime.

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Adam Nayman

eye WEEKLY

02/25/2011

5/5

It's hard to tell whether this line has been scripted or captured, but it packs an emotional punch all the same.

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

02/25/2011

3.5/4

So little is said on any subject that we're free to make our own conclusions about the world Natan inhabits.

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

10/18/2022

8/10

The director finds an attractive face to religious monotony and manages to move us without fatalities or low blows. [Full review in Spanish]

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Josefina Sartora

Otroscines.com

10/04/2022

A small, modest film that explores geography and character's emotions... [Full review in Spanish]

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

06/07/2019

3.5/4

A small wonder of a film, a beautiful and bittersweet ode to the love shared by a father and son that resonates in powerful and unexpected ways.

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07/06/2021

Beautiful and magic!

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Dave S

01/04/2021

Alamar is an odd film by any standard, but what is oddest about it is the fact that it is totally captivating for no explicable reason. A young boy, who will be leaving with his mother for a new life in Italy, spends time with his father at Banco Chinchorro, a remote atoll off the coast of Mexico. They spend their days fishing, swimming, boating, and enjoying the short time they have remaining together as father and son. Director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio is totally objective throughout, passing no judgement regarding the father's lifestyle, and effectively captures the depth of the relationship between the two characters. While not for all tastes, it is a moving film and a daring experiment.

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03/23/2018

I enjoyed this film immensely. It is a very beautiful film, but which never seems to be overly sentimental. The documentary-style is cleverly executed, and the gentle contemplation of the father-son relationship is touching.

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11/14/2014

Beautiful, gentle people. Wonderful life they live. How sad for the child to be taken from there to live in the "real" world.

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06/06/2014

Even though this is a very simple film I enjoyed it very much.

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04/28/2014

This is a very different kind of documentary from the ones I usually watch. It was very simple yet very 'warm' and touching.

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Synopsis

A man and his son embark on an epic sea journey.

Director: Pedro González-Rubio
Producer: Pedro González-Rubio, Jaime Romandia
Screenwriter: Pedro González-Rubio
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Mantarraya Producciones
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.6K
Runtime: 1h 13m

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