Movie No. 47 (2016): THE CLAN (aka El Clan)
The Clan (2015)
Director: Pablo Trapero
Cast: Guillermo Francella, Peter Lanzani
In Spanish, with English subtitles
The movie presents a story that has been based on actual events. The focus of the story is the Puccio family which appears as a normal Buenos Aires family. The matriarch is a school teacher. Alex, one of the children, is a star rugby player. One of the daughters is a teacher, too. The two others are students. There's another one who lives in New Zealand. The patriarch (Archimedes) is into the business of kidnapping people of their class for ransom. At the backdrop is the military dictatorship that rules the nation (Argentina), which responsible for the disappearance of the dictatorship's political opponents.
Director: Pablo Trapero
Cast: Guillermo Francella, Peter Lanzani
In Spanish, with English subtitles
The movie presents a story that has been based on actual events. The focus of the story is the Puccio family which appears as a normal Buenos Aires family. The matriarch is a school teacher. Alex, one of the children, is a star rugby player. One of the daughters is a teacher, too. The two others are students. There's another one who lives in New Zealand. The patriarch (Archimedes) is into the business of kidnapping people of their class for ransom. At the backdrop is the military dictatorship that rules the nation (Argentina), which responsible for the disappearance of the dictatorship's political opponents.
Some of the Puccio's family members are aware of the "business," some don't, some even take part in the crime. Archimedes is a good father and husband, and a good provider for the family. This is central theme of this examination of banality of evil. The family is far from being dysfunctional, which makes the movie even more disturbing and wrenching.
Despite the theme, the movie succeeds also as an entertaining piece. The movie is achievement in direction and editing.
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: July 30, 2016
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