Rojo is a 2018 mystery thriller drama film, directed by Benjamín Naishtat and released in 2018.Peter Bradshaw, "Rojo review – shame and fury in the land of the disappeared". The Guardian, September 4, 2019. Set in the 1970s, the film stars Darío Grandinetti as Claudio Morán, a lawyer who becomes slowly enmeshed in the culture of silent bourgeois complicity around the strange unexplained enforced disappearances of political dissidents in the months leading up to the 1976 Argentine coup d'état.Manohla Dargis, "‘Rojo’ Review: Who Is Guilty When Dictatorship Creeps In?". The New York Times, July 11, 2019.
The cast also includes Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro, Diego Cremonesi, Laura Grandinetti, Susana Pampin, Rudy Chernicoff, Claudio Martinez, Mara Bestelli and Rafael Federman.
Distribution The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018. and had its Argentine premiere on October 26
It secured an international distribution deal in 2018,Christopher Vourlias, "Benjamin Naishtat’s ‘Rojo’ Sells to Multiple Territories". Variety, October 19, 2018. and was released internationally in various territories including the United States, the United Kingdom and FranceThomas Sotinel, "« Rojo » : prélude pour un massacre". Le Monde, July 3, 2019. in 2019.
Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 52 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result San Sebastián International Film Festival 2018 Silver Shell for Best Director Benjamín Naishtat "Benjamín Naishtat's ROJO Wins Three Top Prizes at San Sebastian". Cinema Tropical, September 30, 2018. Silver Shell for Best Actor Darío Grandinetti Best Cinematography Pedro Sotero Argentine Film Critics Association 2019 Best Director Benjamín Naishtat "Premios Cóndor de Plata 2019: “El Ángel” fue la gran ganadora de la 67ª edición". Otro Cine, August 27, 2019. Best Actor Darío Grandinetti Best Supporting Actor Diego Cremonesi Premios Sur 2019 Best Film Federico Eibuszyc, Barbara Sarasola-Day, Benjamín Naishtat "Premios Sur: "Rojo", de Benjamín Naishtat, fue la gran ganadora". Clarín, September 23, 2019. Best Director Benjamín Naishtat Best Actor Darío Grandinetti Best Supporting Actor Diego Cremonesi Claudio Martinez Best Supporting Actress Andrea Frigerio Best Original Screenplay Benjamín Naishtat Best Costume Design Jam Monti Best Editing Andrés Quaranta Best Sound Fernando Ribero
See also List of Argentine films of 2018
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