Clandestine Childhood

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Clandestine Childhood

2013

1h 48m

Drama

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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

02/08/2013

2.5/5

vila can't quite thread the needle between telling his personal story and connecting it to larger social currents.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

01/11/2013

3/4

'Clandestine Childhood'' is the impressive first feature by Argentine director Benjamn Avila.

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

01/10/2013

2.5/5

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.

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

09/18/2021

B

What keeps Clandestine Childhood from achieving greatness is its lack of commitment.

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07/25/2020

Una película totalmente dramática, profunda y emocional.

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05/18/2019

Basada en hechos reales, parte de la historia Argentina.6/10

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10/12/2014

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.

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04/04/2014

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.

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03/01/2014

Not really engaging.

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02/25/2014

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.

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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, Historias Cinematograficas Cinemania, Habitacion 1520 Producciones, RTA Radio y Televisión Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Academia de Filmes, Televisión Española (TVE), Ancine - Agência Nacional do Cinema, Antàrtida Produccions, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
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