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2010 film

Carancho
Argentine theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pablo Trapero
Written by	Alejandro Fadel Martín Mauregui Santiago Mitre Pablo Trapero
Produced by	Pablo Trapero Martina Gusmán (executive producer)
Starring	Ricardo Darín Martina Gusmán
Cinematography	Julián Apezteguia
Edited by	Ezequiel Borovinsky Pablo Trapero
Production companies	Matanza Cine Patagonik Film Group Finecut L90 Ad Vitam Production INCAA Programa Ibermedia
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Argentina) Ad Vitam Distribution (France) Golem Distribution (Spain)
Release date	6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Argentina Chile Spain France South Korea
Language	Spanish

Carancho is a 2010 crime drama film directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Ricardo Darín and Martina Gusmán. A co-production between Argentina, Chile, Spain, France and South Korea, the film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot

Sosa is a lawyer recently expelled from the bar association who works as an ambulance chaser - known as "carancho" in Argentina - touring the emergency departments of the public hospitals and the police stations, in search of potential clients for his barely-legal law firm. One night he meets Luján, a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces trying to get an internship as a surgeon. The two start a romantic relationship that is threatened when Sosa breaks his association with his corrupt boss. When Sosa is about to get back his attorney registration (and while making amends for his bad deeds) he and Luján are attacked by former partners of the firm, initiating an escalation of violence.

Cast

Ricardo Darín as Héctor Sosa
Martina Gusmán as Luján Olivera
Carlos Weber as El Perro
José Luis Arias as Casal
Fabio Ronzano as Pico
Loren Acuña as Mariana
Gabriel Almirón as Muñoz
José Manuel Espeche as Garrido

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 46 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

"Festival de Cannes: Carancho". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
"Defending Champ Argentina Submits 'Carancho' to Oscars". thewrap.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
"9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar® Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
"Carancho (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
"Carancho Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 16 March 2018.

External links

v t e Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Summer Skin (1961) The Sad Young Men (1962) Pajarito Gómez (1965) The Truce (1974) Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf (1975) Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic (1976) What Does Fall Mean? (1977) The Island (1979) The Underground Man (1981) Last Days of the Victim (1982) Camila (1984) The Official Story (1985) Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1986) Man Facing Southeast (1987) Verónico Cruz (1988) The Girlfriend (1989) I, the Worst of All (1990) The Tombs (1991) The Dark Side of the Heart (1992) Gatica, el mono (1993) A Shadow You Soon Will Be (1994) Wild Horses (1995) Eva Perón: The True Story (1996) Ashes of Paradise (1997) Tango (1998) Manuelita (1999) Merry Christmas (2000) Son of the Bride (2001) Kamchatka (2002) Valentín (2003) Lost Embrace (2004) The Aura (2005) Family Law (2006) XXY (2007) Lion's Den (2008) The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Carancho (2010) Aballay (2011) Clandestine Childhood (2012) The German Doctor (2013) Wild Tales (2014) The Clan (2015) The Distinguished Citizen (2016) Zama (2017) El Angel (2018) Heroic Losers (2019) The Sleepwalkers (2020) The Intruder (2021) Argentina, 1985 (2022) The Delinquents (2023) Kill the Jockey (2024)

Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Summer Skin (1961)
The Sad Young Men (1962)
Pajarito Gómez (1965)
The Truce (1974)
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf (1975)
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic (1976)
What Does Fall Mean? (1977)
The Island (1979)
The Underground Man (1981)
Last Days of the Victim (1982)
Camila (1984)
The Official Story (1985)
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1986)
Man Facing Southeast (1987)
Verónico Cruz (1988)
The Girlfriend (1989)
I, the Worst of All (1990)
The Tombs (1991)
The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
Gatica, el mono (1993)
A Shadow You Soon Will Be (1994)
Wild Horses (1995)
Eva Perón: The True Story (1996)
Ashes of Paradise (1997)
Tango (1998)
Manuelita (1999)
Merry Christmas (2000)
Son of the Bride (2001)
Kamchatka (2002)
Valentín (2003)
Lost Embrace (2004)
The Aura (2005)
Family Law (2006)
XXY (2007)
Lion's Den (2008)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Carancho (2010)
Aballay (2011)
Clandestine Childhood (2012)
The German Doctor (2013)
Wild Tales (2014)
The Clan (2015)
The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
Zama (2017)
El Angel (2018)
Heroic Losers (2019)
The Sleepwalkers (2020)
The Intruder (2021)
Argentina, 1985 (2022)
The Delinquents (2023)
Kill the Jockey (2024)

v t e Films directed by Pablo Trapero
Crane World (1999) El Bonaerense (2000) Familia rodante (2002) Lion's Den (2008) Carancho (2010) White Elephant (2012) 7 Days in Havana (2012) The Clan (2015) The Quietude (2018)

v t e Silver Condor Award for Best Film
The Gaucho War (1943) Juvenilia (1944) His Best Student (1945) The Phantom Lady (1946) Celos (1947) Albéniz (1948) God Reward You (1949) Almafuerte (1950) School of Champions (1951) Los Isleros (1952) Dark River (1953) Caballito criollo (1954) Barrio Gris (1955) La Quintrala (1958) Los tallos amargos (1957) El jefe (1959) La caída (1960) Shunko (1961) Alias Gardelito (1962) The Old Young People (1963) Paula cautiva (1964) The Escaped (1965) Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1966) Arm in Arm Down the Street (1967) El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca (1968) Martín Fierro (1969) Don Segundo Sombra (1970) Juan Lamaglia y señora (1971) Nosotros los monos / La Valija (1972) La maffia (1973) Juan Moreira / Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez (1974) So Feared a Hell (1981) Time for Revenge (1982) Plata dulce (1983) Darse cuenta (1985) The Official Story (1986) Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1987) Man Facing Southeast (1988) Verónico Cruz (1989) La ciudad oculta (1990) Últimas imágenes del naufragio (1991) Después de la tormenta (1992) A Place in the World (1993) Gatica, el mono (1994) Cortázar (1995) Casas de fuego (1996) Autumn Sun (1997) Buenos Aires viceversa (1998) Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (1999) Same Love, Same Rain (2000) Nine Queens (2001) Son of the Bride (2002) Intimate Stories (2003) Valentín (2004) Roma (2005) The Aura (2006) Chronicle of an Escape (2007) XXY (2008) Aniceto (2009) The Secret in Their Eyes (2010) Carancho (2011) Las acacias (2012) Clandestine Childhood (2013) The German Doctor (2014) Refugiado (2015) El patrón: radiografía de un crimen (2016) Incident Light (2017) Zama (2018) El Angel (2019) The Sleepwalkers (2020)

Silver Condor Award for Best Film

The Gaucho War (1943)
Juvenilia (1944)
His Best Student (1945)
The Phantom Lady (1946)
Celos (1947)
Albéniz (1948)
God Reward You (1949)
Almafuerte (1950)
School of Champions (1951)
Los Isleros (1952)
Dark River (1953)
Caballito criollo (1954)
Barrio Gris (1955)
La Quintrala (1958)
Los tallos amargos (1957)
El jefe (1959)
La caída (1960)
Shunko (1961)
Alias Gardelito (1962)
The Old Young People (1963)
Paula cautiva (1964)
The Escaped (1965)
Chronicle of a Boy Alone (1966)
Arm in Arm Down the Street (1967)
El romance del Aniceto y la Francisca (1968)
Martín Fierro (1969)
Don Segundo Sombra (1970)
Juan Lamaglia y señora (1971)
Nosotros los monos / La Valija (1972)
La maffia (1973)
Juan Moreira / Las Venganzas de Beto Sánchez (1974)
So Feared a Hell (1981)
Time for Revenge (1982)
Plata dulce (1983)
Darse cuenta (1985)
The Official Story (1986)
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1987)
Man Facing Southeast (1988)
Verónico Cruz (1989)
La ciudad oculta (1990)
Últimas imágenes del naufragio (1991)
Después de la tormenta (1992)
A Place in the World (1993)
Gatica, el mono (1994)
Cortázar (1995)
Casas de fuego (1996)
Autumn Sun (1997)
Buenos Aires viceversa (1998)
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes (1999)
Same Love, Same Rain (2000)
Nine Queens (2001)
Son of the Bride (2002)
Intimate Stories (2003)
Valentín (2004)
Roma (2005)
The Aura (2006)
Chronicle of an Escape (2007)
XXY (2008)
Aniceto (2009)
The Secret in Their Eyes (2010)
Carancho (2011)
Las acacias (2012)
Clandestine Childhood (2013)
The German Doctor (2014)
Refugiado (2015)
El patrón: radiografía de un crimen (2016)
Incident Light (2017)
Zama (2018)
El Angel (2019)
The Sleepwalkers (2020)

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