On the Fringe

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On the Fringe

2022

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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ON THE FRINGE is a tense, social thriller telling the interweaving stories of three characters, told over the course of one day. Azucena has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by the bank intent on repossessing it. Rafael is a passionate lawyer and activist who strives to advocate for the victims of this modern day crisis. His wife is pregnant and needs his support but when he witnesses social workers taking a young child into care, he has to decide whether to spend his day tracking down the mother before it is too late or whether to focus on his own family. Theodora is a grandmother searching for her long lost son to say goodbye to him before her heart-wrenching situation reaches its conclusion. Today is a day like no other for all three characters. We accompany them as their lives hang in the balance. All the while, the clock continues to tick, like an unexploded bomb.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

Combines a social conscience with a thriller’s sense of mounting pressure.

Sep 7, 2022

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

On the Fringe does work; it moves fast and in the right direction. Kudos to Botto, too, for taking on an urgent subject that isn’t pretty. Just take it down a few notches next time.

Sep 26, 2023

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Noble in its intentions and at times gripping even in the face of hopelessness, On the Fringe is a film that dips too close into social denouncement. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Apr 5, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Botto turns a social drama into a frenetic thriller where each puzzle piece has to fit so the characters can reach their goals. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Mar 27, 2023

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Mirito Torreiro

Fotogramas

Tosar and Cruz are simply dazzling and moving... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Oct 7, 2022

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Randy Meeks

Espinof

Juan Diego Botto has good intentions, but social cinema needs to go beyond conveying a few upsetting misfortunes, and his film tries, but in the end, it leaves us with a bad aftertaste of emotional manipulation. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 7, 2022

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FunkoPasion L

A tremendous movie, super moving and instructive. The performances are tremendous and the script spectacular, although at times it seems to me a bit poorly spun.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/23

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Juan Diego Botto

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Luis Tosar

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Aixa Villagrán

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Adelfa Calvo

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ON THE FRINGE is a tense, social thriller telling the interweaving stories of three characters, told over the course of one day. Azucena has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by the bank intent on repossessing it. Rafael is a passionate lawyer and activist who strives to advocate for the victims of this modern day crisis. His wife is pregnant and needs his support but when he witnesses social workers taking a young child into care, he has to decide whether to spend his day tracking down the mother before it is too late or whether to focus on his own family. Theodora is a grandmother searching for her long lost son to say goodbye to him before her heart-wrenching situation reaches its conclusion. Today is a day like no other for all three characters. We accompany them as their lives hang in the balance. All the while, the clock continues to tick, like an unexploded bomb.

Director: Juan Diego Botto
Screenwriter: Juan Diego Botto, Olga Rodríguez, Juan Diego Botto, Olga Rodriguez
Production Co: RTVE, Amazon Prime Video, Head Gear Films, Morena Films, Panache Productions, On the Fringe Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 43m

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