Rojo
Drama, Thriller – Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, France, Switzerland – 2018 – 109′
In Spanish with English Subtitles
Synopsis
In the mid-seventies, a strange man arrives in a quiet provincial city. In a restaurant, without any apparent reason, he starts insulting Claudio, a renowned lawyer. The community supports the lawyer and the stranger is humiliated and thrown out of the place. Later that night the stranger, who is determined to wreak a terrible vengeance, intercepts Claudio and his wife Susana. The lawyer then takes a path of no return involving death, secrets and silences.
Directed by
Benjamin Naishtat
CAST
Dario Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro
CREW
Director: Benjamin Naishtat Screenwriter: Benjamin Naishtat DOP: Pedro Sotero Editor: Andrés Quaranta Music: Vincent van Warmerdam Producers: Barbara Sarasola-Day, Federico Eibuszyc Co-producers: Emmanuel Chaumet, Rachel Ellis, Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost Production Company: Pucará Cine Co-production companies: Sutor Kolonko, Viking Film, Desvia and Ecce Films
REACTIONS
This coud be Naishtat’s most widely seen work to date and help consolidate his reputation as an exciting new voice in Argentinean cinema – Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter
Naishtat’s subtle, twisting, state-of-the-nation drama works effectively as a noir-like thriller, and as an exploration of a country that has lost its moral compass – Allan Hunter, Screen International
AWARDS AND FEST
Toronto International Film Festival
Platform Competition
San Sebastian International Film Festival
International Competition : Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Limelight
Athens International Film Festival
Festivals Darlings
Bordeaux Independent International Film Festival (FIFIB)
International Competition
Geneva International Film Festival
International Competition
Hamburg International Film Festival
Vitrina
CPH:PIX International Film Festival
Besos y Bastardos
Cologne International Film Festival
Best of Cinema
Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival
Main Program
Haifa International Film Festival
Films From The South – Oslo Film Festival