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Máncora

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Set adrift by his late father's suicide, Santiago Pautrat (Jason Day) decides to leave his hometown and travel to the coast to spend the winter in the northern resort town of Máncora, Peru. Consumed with grief, Pautrat doesn't have the will to protest when his beautiful stepsister, Ximena Saavedra (Elsa Pataky), and her abrasive new husband, Inigo (Enrique Murciano), decide to join him. Together, the three embark on an escapist journey into a world of sex, drugs and family secrets.
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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 06/19/2009
2.5/5
Although sexy and scenic, the Peruvian road movie Mncora lacks the heart and soul required to fully invest in its central trio's free-floating journey of self-discovery. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 02/13/2008
Like a poor cousin to Y tu mama tambien. Go to Full Review
Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter 01/24/2008
A taut, stylish drama...represents a noteworthy sophomore feature from the Peruvian director. Go to Full Review
Don Willmott Filmcritic.com 03/18/2010
3.5/5
worth watching simply because it's full of (good-looking) people you'd never otherwise meet who take you to a place you'd never otherwise go Go to Full Review
Nicolas Rapold L.A. Weekly 06/18/2009
Despite dramatic pretenses, De Montreuil has essentially made a piece of sex-and-sun tourism cinema. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com 01/20/2008
C-
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05/09/2015 El road trip dentro de Máncora resulta ralo y misterioso queriendo generar expectctiva e incomodidad, a pesar de la sensibilidad melancólica de los ambientes propuestos, lo demás sigue siendo una necedad toda la película: generar expectativas que nunca se cumplen. See more 03/21/2015 Pelicula Peruana...Mancora, una playa bravaza See more 09/22/2013 A great road movie with a more than lovely Elsa Petaky, who really makes you fall in love with her and the movie. See more 05/08/2013 If you don't like weekend benders, threesomes or surf towns, this is not your movie. And we probably shouldn't hang out anymore. See more 02/19/2013 I liked this movie an okay plot,nice view of Peru,the acting was decent from all actors and felt them in a way.There is unexpected presence of Schiavo in the film,but its not quite realistic,but the best thing about this movie was the strong message.So for this being a good foreign film to watch I give "Mancora" a C. See more 09/28/2012 has all the elements of a road movie - amazing landscape, surf, sex, drugs, beautiful people, a hitch hiker, and good music. It's on Netflix See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Set adrift by his late father's suicide, Santiago Pautrat (Jason Day) decides to leave his hometown and travel to the coast to spend the winter in the northern resort town of Máncora, Peru. Consumed with grief, Pautrat doesn't have the will to protest when his beautiful stepsister, Ximena Saavedra (Elsa Pataky), and her abrasive new husband, Inigo (Enrique Murciano), decide to join him. Together, the three embark on an escapist journey into a world of sex, drugs and family secrets.
Director
Ricardo de Montreuil
Producer
Diego Ojeda
Distributor
Maya Releasing
Rating
R (Violence|Drug Use|Some Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 20, 2009, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Dec 8, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.7K
Runtime
1h 40m
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