Porfirio

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Porfirio

2011

1h 41m

Comedy

Drama

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67%

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6 Reviews

79%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Bound to a wheelchair after being hit by a stray bullet, Porfirio claims compensation from the Colombian government. Based on the true story of Porfirio Ramírez and starring Porfirio himself.

Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Vividly depicting the indignities of the flesh, "Porfirio" offers a harshly sensual portrait of a man imprisoned by paralysis and the callousness of the state.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2013

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Scott Foundas

Village Voice

This is a sui generis work -- warm, sporadically funny, deeply human, and altogether beguiling.

Feb 5, 2013

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David Fear

Time Out

Part po-faced dramatization, part documentary and all affectless true-crime curio.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 5, 2013

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Insider view of would-be terrorist activity quietly but forcefully packs a punch.

Feb 13, 2013

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Porfirio's own perverse bid, via an eager filmmaker, to impress us that he may be disabled and feeling on the emasculated side. But some in-your-face unsimulated sex can still show the world what a macho stud in bed he can be. The pleasure is all his.

Feb 5, 2013

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A lot of aestetic pleasures in this movie, but it gets really tedious and slow in some point.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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A pesar del fuerte tufo que deja a la "Batalla en el cielo" de Reygadas y al "Lake Tahoe" de Eimbcke, el resultado final es bueno aunque cojo, falto de profundidad, con los mismos errores de Eimbcke. La historia se queda a medias porque el problema no es claro y la historia de Porfirio se pierde un poco en el aburrimiento. Fuerte y muy directa, esta cinta no es para todo el mundo, hay que tener mucho cine encima para comprender a fondo este tipo de narrativa.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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A pesar del fuerte tufo que deja a la "Batalla en el cielo" de Reygadas y al "Lake Tahoe" de Eimbcke, el resultado final es bueno aunque cojo, falto de profundidad, con los mismos errores de Eimbcke. La historia se queda a medias porque el problema no es claro y la historia de Porfirio se pierde un poco en el aburrimiento. Fuerte y muy directa, esta cinta no es para todo el mundo, hay que tener mucho cine encima para comprender a fondo este tipo de narrativa.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Alejandro Landes

Director

Porfirio Ramirez Aldana

Porfirio

Jarlinsson Ramirez Reinoso

Lissin

Yor Jasbleidy Santos Torres

Jasbleidy

Alejandro Landes

Screenwriter

Francisco Aljure

Producer

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Synopsis

Bound to a wheelchair after being hit by a stray bullet, Porfirio claims compensation from the Colombian government. Based on the true story of Porfirio Ramírez and starring Porfirio himself.

Director: Alejandro Landes
Producer: Francisco Aljure, Alejandro Landes
Screenwriter: Alejandro Landes
Production Co: Control Z Films, Franja Nomo, Campo Cine, Carmelita Films, Atopic
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)