The Punishment

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The Punishment

2024

1h 26m

Drama

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83%

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6 Reviews

55%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Ana is driving, her face serious and angry. Mateo, her husband, asks her to turn around, returning to the place in the forest where they have left their seven-year-old son. It's only been two minutes, but he's gone.

Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

Feb 10

By gradually entering and concentrating, the director and his screenwriter, the Spanish Coral Cruz, on the feminine issue, the film reaches a remarkable level of dramatic expression with superb performances and final dialogues. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

08/10/2024

No cheap melodrama here. It is a domestic drama with the urgency of a thriller.

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Eric Langberg

Everything's Interesting

07/25/2024

In the end, it feels like The Punishment thrives on something even scarier than the (potential?) loss of a child: the fundamental unknowability of our loved ones’ internal lives.

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

04/04/2024

The movie becomes redundant and falls into a fatiguing spiral. [Full review in Spanish]

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Gianmarco Farfán

Cinencuentro

05/12/2023

With this latest work, [Matías Bize] proves that he only needs a few (but magnificent) actors, an excellent screenplay, and his skills and experience as a director to make one of the best South American films of recent years. [Full review in Spanish]

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Eduardo Larrocha

EscribiendoCine

04/04/2023

9/10

Chilean actor Antonia Zegers builds a forceful role as the devastated mother who is ridden with guilt. [Full review in Spanish]

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Oct 8

Worst movie and worst actors ever! Don't waste your valuable time!

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Synopsis

Ana is driving, her face serious and angry. Mateo, her husband, asks her to turn around, returning to the place in the forest where they have left their seven-year-old son. It's only been two minutes, but he's gone.

Director: Matías Bize
Producer: Rocío Gort, Ignacio Rey
Screenwriter: Coral Cruz
Distributor: Outsider Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 19, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 26m