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Porfirio

2011 1h 41m Comedy Drama List
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 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.

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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 Full Review Scott Foundas Village Voice This is a sui generis work -- warm, sporadically funny, deeply human, and altogether beguiling. Feb 5, 2013 Full Review David Fear Time Out Part po-faced dramatization, part documentary and all affectless true-crime curio. Rated: 3/5 Feb 5, 2013 Full Review Eric Monder Film Journal International Insider view of would-be terrorist activity quietly but forcefully packs a punch. Feb 13, 2013 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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)