Set in 1970s Argentina just before the coup that installed the military junta. The life of a seemingly honest lawyer unravels as middle-class society turns a blind eye to the brutality of an emerging dictatorship.
The life of esteemed lawyer Claudio begins to unravel when Chilean private detective Sinclair starts asking questions about the disappearance of a mysterious stranger. Sinclair proceeds to lift the veneer of respectability under which Claudio, like many of the town’s other apparently honest citizens, operates.
Part mystery, part thriller, Rojo swiftly escalates from the intriguing to the alarming. It simmers with malevolence.
Shame and fury in the land of the disappeared… a disturbing parable of iniquity. – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ★★★★
A South American Colombo in a bravely staccato film. – The Irish Times ★★★★
A society manoeuvers to stay at the dinner table while getting its unsavoury elements thrown out, and finding ways to stop them ever coming back. – The Telegraph ★★★★
When neighbours disappear… An elegant but disjointed thriller unravels a tale of personal guilt in the political dark days of 70s Argentina. – Wendy Ide, The Guardian ★★★★
Argentina, 2018 | Language: Spanish | 109 minutes | Cert: CLUB
Director: Benjamín Naishtat
Cast: Darío Grandinetti, Andrea Frigerio, Alfredo Castro
