October

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October

Released May 6, 2011

1h 23m

Drama

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Living a life of cold indifference, Clemente (Bruno Odar), a moneylender and pawnbroker in Lima, finds a newborn infant abandoned in his apartment. He takes the baby to the police, who dismiss him and say that the infant is his responsibility. Clemente sets off on an unsuccessful search for the mother, whom he thinks is a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sofia (Gabriela Velásquez), a lonely neighbor, helps care for the baby and slowly begins a relationship with Clemente, who's warming to the child.

Andrew Sarris

Film Comment Magazine

It is through its loving attentiveness to words and silences that the movie draws us closer and closer into its universal theme.

Jun 20, 2013

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

A visually interesting, well-acted and economical movie that ought to work yet doesn't gel as a complete experience.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 20, 2011

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

A quick, quiet movie that distills Lima, Peru, to a downtrodden version of its more dynamic current self.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2011

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

An unexpected joy that heralds the arrival of two talented new filmmakers I think we will be hearing a great deal more about very soon.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 5, 2019

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Ron Wilkinson

Monsters and Critics

Too rapid a departure from convention will leave audiences adrift in this dark comedy.

Rated: 5/10

May 27, 2011

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

'Miracles come true in October'-- both month and film -- not as melodrama but in the quiet way that reflects the emotions of three adults around an infant.

May 8, 2011

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First Peruvian film I've seen. Definitely not disappointed. Immediately engaging characters and settings.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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A movie that should have been better. The parts are just fine, but the whole never brings the parts together to lift it to any more than an average movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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L'affiche dit: "Attendez-vous Ã un miracle!" :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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A movie that should have been better. The parts are just fine, but the whole never brings the parts together to lift it to any more than an average movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Overall, for a foreign film, it was interesting and visceral. I was expecting more of a "formula" movie - but this was fresh and spiritual too. Set in Lima, Peru with stylistic camera shots of aging buildings and shoddy walls, it brought the poverty and striving of average people to light. The story centers around a self-made loan shark, Clemente, finding his first love and fatherhood in a unique and spiritual way. The "Madonna" figure is used throughout and his unmarried neighbor who takes care of a surprise chld is shown in parades and lighting candles worshiping and hopeful that she can be with the solitary pawnbroker and his unexpected bundle of joy.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Daniel Vega Vidal

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Clemente

Gabriela Velásquez

Sofía

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Synopsis

Living a life of cold indifference, Clemente (Bruno Odar), a moneylender and pawnbroker in Lima, finds a newborn infant abandoned in his apartment. He takes the baby to the police, who dismiss him and say that the infant is his responsibility. Clemente sets off on an unsuccessful search for the mother, whom he thinks is a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sofia (Gabriela Velásquez), a lonely neighbor, helps care for the baby and slowly begins a relationship with Clemente, who's warming to the child.

Director: Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal
Producer: Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal
Screenwriter: Daniel Vega Vidal, Diego Vega Vidal
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2011, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jun 5, 2012
Runtime: 1h 23m