Rent Las Acacias (2011)

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1h 22min
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Synopsis:
Long distance lorry driver Ruben (German de Silva) agrees to drive'Jacinta (Hebe Duarte) and her 5 month old child en route from Paraguay to-Buenos Aires. As the miles slowly melt the two damaged souls, LAS ACACIAS grows into a heart rending tale about a passing encounter between two strangers and the unlikely bond that grows between them.
Actors:
Monica Coca, , Hebe Duarte, Lili Lopez, Nayra Calle Mamani
Directors:
Pablo Giorgelli
Producers:
Pablo Giorgelli, Ariel Rotter, Alex Zito
Writers:
Pablo Giorgelli, Salvador Roselli
Others:
Pablo Giorgelli
Studio:
Verve Pictures
Genres:
Drama
Collections:
New waves of Latin American Cinema, Top 10 Award Winners at the London Film Festival, Top Films, What to watch by country
Countries:
Argentina
Awards:

2011 Cannes Camera d'Or

BBFC:
Release Date:
09/04/2012
Run Time:
82 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BBFC:
Release Date:
09/04/2012
Run Time:
82 minutes
Languages:
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B

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Reviews (6) of Las Acacias

WONDERFUL WONDERFUL FILM - Las Acacias review by VC

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22/09/2012

Beautifully and so realistically filmed. But the human feeling in this film has to be encountered to be believed. If you don't like subtitles you don't need to worry - there is almost no dialogue! The acting is marvelous but so subtle - hardly there - but the feelings come across. This is one of my top ten favourite films now - the kind of film which is a joy to the heart. I can't wait for the directors next film to come out

3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

One for the road - Las Acacias review by BE

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17/12/2014

If you've watched the trailer, you've almost watched the movie! A long time to spend in a truck with three people but captivating non the less. More an observation on the dynamics (or not) between two people and a five month old baby. When the baby is on screen, she steals the show every time. Action and drama it ain't but a very enjoyable quiet movie.

1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.

A gem of a film but moving very slow in time - Las Acacias review by DC

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18/12/2014

It s a warm , very human story, with very few words, yet at the end you feel that you know the characters thoughts and dreams well.

Only thing is that the film extremely slowly through time in order to build up the characters, rather than the plot.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Critic review

Las Acacias review by Alyse Garner - Cinema Paradiso

Ruben (Germán de Silva) a long distance lorry driver spends the majority of his time alone, passing great lengths of motorway entwined landscape delivering timber from Paraguay to Buenos Aires. At the special request of his boss, and for an extra fee, Ruben agrees just this once to transport two pieces of extra cargo; a single mother and her five month old daughter, Anahi.

The woman, Jacinta (Hebe Duarte), is travelling across the country to stay with relatives and search for work, unable to support them where she is. This, and the discovery that Ruben has an eight year old son he has not seen since he was baby, is the only small pieces of personal information we learn about the strange travelling companions; yet as the movie progresses a tenderness and intimacy grows between them that is quite enchanting.

Many audience members will find this movie quite trying, the long expanses of silence not only reflect the unvisited and unknown stretches of landscape but also echo the internal silence of loneliness and solitude, emotions felt both by the characters and by the director, Pablo Giorgelli, himself.

Though nothing of much consequence happens during the movie’s 90-odd minutes one cannot help but feel that this journey has irreparably changed the lives of the two people taking it. The mood of internalisation, self-reflection and solitude slowly ebbs away as glances pass between the two and their physique’s become relaxed and almost welcoming; eventually rewarding the audience with a bright sense of hope and potential not only for the characters on screen – whom you are desperately willing to embrace one another – but for those sitting in the theatre. Though it won’t be to many people’s taste Las Acacia is a quiet and soulful movie, winner of various reputable awards at Cannes and elsewhere, and is the perfect movie for anyone feeling a little sorrowful or alone.

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