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Clandestine Childhood

Play trailer Poster for Clandestine Childhood Released Jan 11, 2013 1h 48m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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In 1979 Argentina, the 12-year-old son (Teo Gutiérrez Romero) of anti-government activists (Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso) must keep his true identity a secret.
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Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times vila can't quite thread the needle between telling his personal story and connecting it to larger social currents. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 8, 2013 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post 'Clandestine Childhood'' is the impressive first feature by Argentine director Benjamn Avila. Rated: 3/4 Jan 11, 2013 Full Review Manohla Dargis New York Times When a filmmaker proves as reluctant as Mr. vila to speak up about the past, to engage with its full complexity, it can be hard to hear what he's saying. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review What keeps Clandestine Childhood from achieving greatness is its lack of commitment. Rated: B Sep 18, 2021 Full Review Prairie Miller WBAI Radio A solemn reverie about an urban guerrilla mother in revolutionary struggle, and the maternal ideal as ambivalent myth and martyr. Giving rise to the contemplation of art as an act of necessity, and the creative journey of the life of an idea in a film. Jan 9, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Una película totalmente dramática, profunda y emocional. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Basada en hechos reales, parte de la historia Argentina.6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this film. It gives a very good picture of what Argentina was like during the dictatorship. Natalia Oreiro does a very good job. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member It is fairly accomplished for a first feature, and it depicts the epoch very well. However, for such a tragic history, it is lacking heart. The best sequences are the ones where graphic animation is used. This is ironic as this story shouldn't need any enhancement to deeply touch the viewer. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Not really engaging. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Superb acting is what really drives this film to success. There are two great plot lines in this film, but it seems as if they are too intertwined to get any point across. There's also an annoying amount of green lighting and filters in this film. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In 1979 Argentina, the 12-year-old son (Teo Gutiérrez Romero) of anti-government activists (Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso) must keep his true identity a secret.
Director
Benjamín Ávila
Producer
Luis Puenzo, Benjamín Ávila
Screenwriter
Benjamín Ávila, Marcelo Müller
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Programa Ibermedia, TV Publica Digital, RTA Radio y Televisión Argentina, Televisión Española (TVE), Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Habitacion 1520 Producciones, Ancine, Historias Cinematograficas Cinemania, Antàrtida Produccions, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Academia de Filmes
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 11, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.0K
Runtime
1h 48m
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