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The Mole Agent

Released Jan 25, 2020 1h 30m Documentary List
95% Tomatometer 79 Reviews 84% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
An 83-year-old man poses as a resident in a Chilean nursing home to see if he can find signs of abuse. Read More Read Less
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Warm and funny, The Mole Agent offers audiences a poignant reminder that it's never too late to forge new connections and embark on new adventures.

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David Stratton The Australian The Mole Agent, an intriguing fly-on-the-wall documentary from Chile, takes an unusual approach to the subject of the treatment of the elderly. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 18, 2021 Full Review Alexandra Heller-Nicholas ABC Radio (Australia) The Mole Agent is simultaneously both a very soft and very hard film to watch retrospectively in the context of the coronavirus, but it is always humane. Rated: 4/5 Jun 16, 2021 Full Review Carol Midgley Times (UK) Sounds depressing. Its big reveal was that it was often the exact opposite. Sweet, charming and poignant, it was a meditation on growing old, loneliness and making a life when confined in an institution. Rated: 35 Mar 30, 2021 Full Review Greg Carlson Vague Visages The filmmaker seeks to share with viewers a seldom-seen world filled with vibrant people desperately seeking autonomy, agency and independence. Jul 28, 2023 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage At times a little uneven and lacks cohesion... but it's still a well-structured and powerful documentary. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 11, 2022 Full Review Cate Marquis AWFJ.org Funny, heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking, we follow our spy as he struggles with the tech he needs to use for his mission and as he finds immerses himself in the lives of the various characters in the nursing home in this touching, insightful film. Dec 1, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lorena Excellent movie humankind, funny drama Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/21 Full Review isla s I liked the plot of this documentary film but at the end, I wasn't quite sure what conclusions had been reached. I thought it was nice to see how the titular mole had managed to befriend different people in the home, seeing how he got on with others and sometimes how staff behaved. It's an interesting idea and it made me think of Richard Osman's debut novel 'The Thursday Murder Club', which is about a group of care home residents that investigate crimes (this documentary doesn't focus on a murder though, it must be said). I suppose its true that society maybe hasn't made many films, or otherwise concentrated on, care home residents - what they experience and so on, in the past. Certainly not as much as the lives of younger people and so its nice to see something a bit different, I guess. I enjoyed watching this, I just wish that I felt it was more clear what had happened at the end (unless I just wasn't paying enough attention?). I would recommend this to others, yes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Breached credibility by skeptical form under supposable "documentary" by its coherent narrative functioned by documenting tactics leaves a question mark on its identity of genre association and deliverance, but it doesn't hinder its humane subject matter of invisibly built impact unveiling the actually objective amidst the secret mission between friendship and reflected family through humor and captivating heart towards a solid conclusion polished in a timely matter. (B+) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review greg m Absolutely loved it. Maybe a bit staged at times. But laughed hard at times, and felt challenged by the end of it. Great Documentary. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review johann m 🇨🇱 El documental chileno nominado a los Oscars de 2021 en el que un detective privado contrata a Don Sergio de 83 años para que viva tres meses como agente encubierto en un hogar para adultos mayores, debido a denuncias de maltrato. Ya infiltrado, le cuesta asumir su rol de topo y se transforma en uno más al interior de la casa de reposo. Un documental inusual pero enternecedor y compasivo que nos recuerda la terrible soledad que deben soportar los adultos mayores cuando sus familiares se olvidan de ellos tan pronto son internados. Llena de momentos divertidos y momentos algo tristes, se puede definir con una palabra: humana. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fácil, directo, bien hecho, una pequeña triquiñuela para recordar una gran verdad. Algunos ya pasamos por ahí, algunos podemos ver nuestros errores ahí, algunos "sentimos" por lo que se muestra ahí, algunos experimentamos mucha melancolía... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An 83-year-old man poses as a resident in a Chilean nursing home to see if he can find signs of abuse.
Director
Maite Alberdi
Producer
Marcela Santibañez
Screenwriter
Maite Alberdi
Production Co
Volya Films, Micromundo Producciones, Sutor Kolonko, Motto Pictures, Malvalanda
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
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