ROJO
Set in Argentina during the mid-1970s, this hypnotic thriller directed by Benjamín Naishtat (EL MOVIMIENTO) follows Claudio, played by Darío Grandinetti (TALK TO HER, WILD TALES), a middle-aged lawyer whose picture-perfect life begins to unravel when a Chilean private detective comes to his seemingly placid town and starts asking questions. Against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and the "Dirty War," Naishtat approaches this turbulent era in his country's history obliquely and mysteriously, building a quiet mood of foreboding and impending doom. (Note adapted from Toronto International Film Festival.) Winner, Best Actor (Grandinetti), 2019 Guadalajara International Film Festival; Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Actor (Grandinetti), 2018 San Sebastián International Film Festival; Official Selection, 2018 Toronto, CPH:PIX, Rotterdam and Miami film festivals, 2019 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. DIR/SCR Benjamín Naishtat; PROD Emmanual Chaumet, Federico Eibuszyc, Rachel Daisy Ellis, Barbara Sarasola-Day, Marleen Slot, Ingmar Trost, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal Zade. Argentina/Brazil/France/Netherlands/Germany/Belgium/Switzerland, 2018, color, 109 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 109 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, September 22, 2019
Genre: Mystery thriller
