The film is so beautifully shot and controlled that Patagonia becomes as much a character in the film as the middle-class Santiago and his working-class friends.
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08/24/07
Born and Bred (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 11 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Rated: 15
Theatrical Release: 24-08-2007
Starring: Federico Esquerro
Director: Pablo Trapero
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Like the brutal climate it portrays, the film isn't easy to love, and Pfening makes a less sympathetic soul in torment than Trapero perhaps intends.
08/24/07
Argentinian director Pablo Trapero's Born and Bred is a quiet but resonant mood piece.
08/24/07
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Trapero creates a cinematic eco-system that moment by moment, scene by subtle scene, completely enfolds you.
08/24/07
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The landscape speaks louder than words in this atmospheric journey through emotional extremes.
08/24/07
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A searing, wonderfully shot, and artfully understated examination of guilt and grief.
08/24/07
Top Critic
Impressively acted and compassionately observed, it hovers intriguingly between reality and dream-state.
08/24/07
Director Pablo Trapero seals his enviable reputation with this exceptional study of isolation and grief.
08/24/07
Top Critic
An existential nightmare of grief, guilt and penance, with Guillermo Nieto’s sublime photography of the frozen, otherworldly landscape a correlative to Santiago’s suspended state.
10/28/06
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08/30/07
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09/23/06
An emotionally stunning journey of a father's return to his senses after a horrible accident.
09/13/06
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