Carancho

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Carancho

R

Released Feb 11, 2011

1h 47m

Crime

Drama

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

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The shady past of an ambulance-chasing lawyer (Ricardo Darín) threatens his unlikely romance with an idealistic doctor (Martina Gusmán).

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Critics Consensus

Carancho is a fast-paced noirish thriller that cuts deep, cementing filmmaker Pablo Trapero as a household name in Argentina.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Some movies are described as explosive: this is positively eardrum-perforating.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 1, 2012

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The statistic that 8,000 Argentinians die in traffic accidents every year gives his film a context, but Trapero didn't need to work quite so hard to prove it.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 1, 2012

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

The film's bitterness of vision may owe as much to style as to content: this is not King Lear, it does not go deep. But a vision of sorts it is, harsh and haunting.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 1, 2012

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Samantha Schuster

Cinéfilo Serial

Through a gripping thriller with hints of romance, he manages to critique the corruption of the legal, police, and healthcare systems. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 17, 2025

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Carancho is a bold, risky, extreme, difficult film, made without fear, without marketing calculations and, above all, without concessions of any kind. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 18, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Carancho has what movies need: a compelling story, a lot of suspense, a great director, and two actors that devour the screen. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Jul 31, 2023

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Rosana B

Construído a 5 mãos (países) e indicado da Argentina ao Oscar (mas finalista), esse filme denuncia aborda o esquema de seguro de acidentes veiculares, o protagonista (excelente Ricardo Darín) é um caçador de ambulâncias - conhecido como "carancho", a abordagem é bem interessante, atuando no coração da emergência e acompanhado a protagonista nos plantões, sentimo-nos imersivos com a plantonista, muito bom, tensão, sangue, angustia, drama, romance, e um final inteligente e surpreendente...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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sam I

No ..don't do it, move on. It's one of those movies where you're waiting for something to happen that will make the movie take off.. and it just never comes. It's certainly full of people who are darkly troubled, and try to get more troubled. Just find something else to do, like read a book.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/23

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b T

More realistic than most. Well acted!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Pablo Trapero always had a different point of view of ther world, and their characters and situations are definitely amazing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Unique, unusual Spanish-language film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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pasha a

Not a complete storyline.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

The shady past of an ambulance-chasing lawyer (Ricardo Darín) threatens his unlikely romance with an idealistic doctor (Martina Gusmán).

Director: Pablo Trapero
Producer: Pablo Trapero, Youngjoo Suh
Screenwriter: Alejandro Fadel, Martín Mauregui, Santiago Mitre, Pablo Trapero
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Patagonik, Matanza Cine, Ad Vitam, Finecut, L90
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 2011, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jun 7, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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