Rent The Swamp (2001)

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1h 36min
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Synopsis:
Mecha (Graciela Borges), the family matriarch, lives in a dilapidated country retreat near La Cienaga (the Swamp) with her husband Gregorio (Martin Adjemian) and her teenage children. The humidity is stifling and the only leisure the adults can think of is to drink - constantly. One drinking session by the pool leads to a trip to the hospital, leaving the children - with no adult supervision - to their own devices; sunbathing, hunting, dancing, driving illegally and diving in the stagnant pool. The only adults who seem to care at all are the Indian servants who are constantly being harassed by Mecha for allegedly stealing towels.
What unfolds is a subtle and sly look at intimacies of a midldle class family in crisis, with Mattel's microscope artfully observing the infidelities, alliances, prejudices and secret infatuations.
Actors:
, , , , Silvia Baylé, , , Noelia Bravo Herrera, , , , , Franco Veneranda, Fabio Villafane, Diego Baenas
Directors:
Writers:
Lucrecia Martel
Aka:
La Cienaga
Studio:
ICA
Genres:
Comedy
Collections:
New waves of Latin American Cinema
Countries:
Argentina
Awards:

2001 Berlinale Alfred-Bauer Prize

BBFC:
Release Date:
06/12/2010
Run Time:
96 minutes
Languages:
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour

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