Araña

2019

1 hr. 45 min.

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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90%

10 Reviews

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67%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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In the chaotic Chile of the early 1970s, three friends commit a political crime that changes the course of the country's history and separates them forever.

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Best Chilean movie so far! it's pretty hard to find do. I recommend getting Stan (the Australian version of Netflix) and using a VPN such as NordVPN to be able to watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Brilliant and scary work by chilean director Andrés Wood about a period that we hope will not return in Latin American countries.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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No soy el único espectador chileno aburrido del cine mítico de izquierda de los años del fallido gobierno socialista de Allende. Películas de los '70, años a los que arrojan demonios con los que algunos no se aburren de fantasear; y no menos excitación les causa aleccionar a los demás hasta el hartazgo sobre sus preferencias políticas teñidas de superioridad moral. En la película se tratan grandes temáticas de la sociedad chilena, pero tratadas de manera obvia, simplista y burda, con las que se perdieron la oportunidad de hacer una película más cercana a la vida real.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Andrés Wood

Director

María Valverde

Inés (young)

Mercedes Morán

Inés

Caio Blat

Antonio

Pedro Fontaine

Gerardo (young)

Marcelo Alonso

Gerardo

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Carlos Aguilar

Remezcla

Polished in a serviceable manner, Spider has a studio feel.

Dec 6, 2019

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Jonathan Holland

Hollywood Reporter

This elegantly told tale of the diverging fates of a gang of right-wing radicals in the pre-coup d'état Chile of the early 70s is both as human and as political in its concerns as you'd expect from Wood.

Sep 7, 2019

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It splendidly captures a fragment of the political history of Chile, but it doesn't provoke me even the remotest emotion with its hollow characters and its socio-political parable about the nefarious consequences of the far-right. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Oct 10, 2020

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Audrey Fox

Crooked Marquee

Spider works better when it's a period drama about a right-wing rebellion than it does when it's a political thriller; its failure to do both equally well weakens the film, but doesn't necessarily kill it.

Jul 8, 2020

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Rolando Gallego

EscribiendoCine

Wood holds a rhythm that never falters. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 9/10

Feb 27, 2020

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Nazareno Brega

Clarín

The key, once again in Andrés Wood's filmography, is in Chilean society's classism, an obsession that became more complex and attractive throughout his work. [Full review in Spanish]

Feb 20, 2020

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Synopsis

In the chaotic Chile of the early 1970s, three friends commit a political crime that changes the course of the country's history and separates them forever.

Director: Andrés Wood
Screenwriter: Guillermo Calderón
Production Co: Bossa Nova Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Magma Cine
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: Spanish