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Carancho

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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David H. Too many loose ends, the ending didn’t provide enough details to make sense. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/19/25 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review b T More realistic than most. Well acted! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Unique, unusual Spanish-language film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Pablo Trapero

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Ricardo Darín

Sosa

Martina Gusmán

Luján

Carlos Weber

El Perro

José Luis Arias

Casal

Fabio Ronzano

Pico

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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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