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Bombon: El Perro (2004)

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A recently unemployed mechanic attempting to maintain his financial stability finds that sometimes living is defined by more than just an income in director Carlos Sorin's endearing existential comedy drama. The Patagonia garage in which Coco (Juan Villegas) works has gone out of business, and after failing to find employment as a mechanic elsewhere, Coco hits the road to sell his finely crafted homemade knives. When that too proves a noble failure, Coco's life takes an interesting turn when,

Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Carlos Sorin , Carlos Sorrin

Written By: Santiago Calori, Salvador Roselli, Carlos Sorin

On DVD: Jan 13, 2009

20th Century Fox de Argentina

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Critic Reviews for Bombon: El Perro

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It's a bit of a shaggy dog story, with threads that go nowhere, but nobody's in a hurry, and it's easy to go along for the ride.

June 15, 2007 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

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[Juan Villegas'] vulnerability is so unforced that you can't help being touched.

June 9, 2006 Comment

Kyle Smith

New York Post

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How do you say 'shaggy-dog story' in Spanish?

June 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Jorge Morales

Village Voice

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From the director of Historias Minimas comes another wonderfully modest and gentle film, this time about a man, a dog, trust and libido.

July 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Screenwize

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Simon Weaving

Screenwize

Sorin takes us off the beaten track, out of the cosmopolitan cities and into the rough, rural heart of Patagonia, lending authenticity to the fictional plot with his use of real locations and a non-professional cast.

April 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Empire Magazine

...an optimistic road movie in the vast empty stretches of Patagonia, about a man and a dog. This is not so much acting skill as casting brilliance.

October 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Just so much mileage can be squeezed from repeated gestures, wavy two-lane roads, shots through spattered windshields, and faces so framed as to be cut off above the hairline.

September 18, 2005 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Donald J. Levit

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Lightly done but with a depth worthy of drama.

August 27, 2005 Full Review Source: FilmFocus

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Joe Utichi

FilmFocus

Though this slim but likeable tale is light on surprises, there's a terrific one in store when Bombon finally comes of age.

August 27, 2005 Full Review Source: BBC

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Matthew Leyland

BBC

A bittersweet tale of dreams dashed and kindness rewarded in dog-eat-dog Patagonia.

August 27, 2005 Full Review Source: Movie Gazette

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Anton Bitel

Movie Gazette Source: Movie Gazette

Grabs the warm humanist baton from Sorin's Minimal Stories and heads straight for an existential finish line.

August 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

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A wonderful film. It?s not the dog that steals the show though as you might expect, its Juan Villegas who is instantly lovable. He really steals the show as the lonely man down on his luck trying to do good. With great direction from Carlos Sorrin, this is a beautiful film not to be missed. See this before the inevitable inferior Hollywood remake!

October 1, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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A very simple story and a very uplifting one. The lead Juan Villegas (who, like most of the rest of the cast is not a professional) gives a great subtle, captivating performance. Overall a very charming film

March 18, 2009