Azor

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Azor

2021

1h 40m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Argentina, the late 1970s. Private banker Yvan (Fabrizio Rongione) arrives from Geneva with his wife Ines (Stéphanie Cléau) to replace a colleague who has mysteriously disappeared in military-ruled Buenos Aires. Moving through the smoke-filled lounges and lush gardens of a society under intense surveillance, he finds himself untangling a sinister web of colonialism, high finance, and a nation's "Dirty War".

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An uncommonly patient thriller, Azor elegantly slips the viewer into its cool grasp and never lets go.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

If marinating in paranoia is your idea of a good time, Fontana's beautifully executed debut is as good as it gets.

Dec 21, 2021

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Nick James

Sight & Sound

Restraint and alarm are the film's keynotes, with a hint of wry black comedy in every exchange.

Nov 13, 2021

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Fontana's sinewy debut teems with unseen threat. He crafts an atmosphere of grubbiness despite all the polished surfaces.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2021

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Srijoni Rudra

Digital Mafia Talkies

‘Azor’ is a brilliantly made political drama that takes time to explore the subjects and the space.

Aug 16, 2025

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Ultimately it’s a fairly straightforward, slightly underwhelming demonstration of the banality of evil.

Nov 28, 2022

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Carlos Cruz Salido

El antepenúltimo mohicano

As in the worlds of Nicolas Winding Refn or Lucile Hadzihalilovic, atmosphere prevails over narrative prolixity. {Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

May 19, 2022

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Ian C

A masterpiece. The essence is ultimately Conradian, in that a person in a moment of crisis finds out who they really are as opposed to who they think they are. You probably need to have a basic understanding of the region’s history but if you do it’s a dark masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Jon T

Watchable but rather lacking in exposition. For much of the movie l did not really know what was going on and wasn't much wiser by the end. The other negative is very intrusive incidental music used to try and heighten drama. Since l did not really know what was going on it was a bit odd. It's not his fault but the lead, Fabrizio Rongione, reminds me of Macron.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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david f

This was a very slow, creeping film about a mysterious banking relationship in a politically unstable South American country.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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avindu g

Azor is a good example for clever cinema making. It's visuals present to us a dark time of doubt. And with it's thrilling storyline Azor takes the viewer along on a thrilling trip of conspiracies and deadly games entangled with big money.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An insufferably boring film that moves with a leaden pace and never resolves the central mystery of what happened to the missing man. Cheaply made and dreadfully paced. Really, don't bother.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Started off good... looked like it was going to build up to a great suspense... kept promising to build up... and then nothing. What a let down. Acting was good... but story really lacked an exciting end.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Synopsis

Argentina, the late 1970s. Private banker Yvan (Fabrizio Rongione) arrives from Geneva with his wife Ines (Stéphanie Cléau) to replace a colleague who has mysteriously disappeared in military-ruled Buenos Aires. Moving through the smoke-filled lounges and lush gardens of a society under intense surveillance, he finds himself untangling a sinister web of colonialism, high finance, and a nation's "Dirty War".

Director: Andreas Fontana
Producer: David Epiney, Eugenia Mumenthaler
Screenwriter: Andreas Fontana
Distributor: MUBI
Production Co: Ruda Cine, Local Films, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), Alina Film
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.3K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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