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Movie Info

In 1979 Argentina, the 12-year-old son (Teo Gutiérrez Romero) of anti-government activists (Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso) must keep his true identity a secret.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Spanish
Director:

Benjamín Ávila
Producer:

Luis Puenzo, Benjamín Ávila
Writer:

Benjamín Ávila, Marcelo Müller
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 11, 2013 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$9.0K
Runtime:

1h 48m

Cast & Crew

Ernesto Alterio
Beto

Natalia Oreiro
Cristina, Charo

César Troncoso
Daniel, Horacio

Cristina Banegas
Amalia

Teo Gutiérrez Romero
Juan, Ernesto

Douglas Simon
Gregorio

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News & Interviews for Clandestine Childhood

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Critic Reviews for Clandestine Childhood

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (6)

vila can't quite thread the needle between telling his personal story and connecting it to larger social currents.

February 8, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
'Clandestine Childhood'' is the impressive first feature by Argentine director Benjamn Avila.

January 11, 2013 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

V.A. Musetto
New York Post
When a filmmaker proves as reluctant as Mr. vila to speak up about the past, to engage with its full complexity, it can be hard to hear what he's saying.

January 10, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/5

Manohla Dargis
New York Times
The calmer scenes are staged in staid and somewhat clunky fashion, but the graphic animation depicting the worst moments is starkly effective.

January 10, 2013 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
Outr flourishes don't fully lift the story past the limitations of innocence-lost storytelling.

January 9, 2013 | Rating: 3/5

David Fear
Time Out
A charming, involving first feature, Clandestine Childhood muscles its familiar coming-of-age material into something more vibrant and urgent than the usual.

January 9, 2013 | Full Review…

Alan Scherstuhl
Village Voice
A solemn reverie about an urban guerrilla mother in revolutionary struggle, and the maternal ideal as ambivalent myth and martyr. Giving rise to the contemplation of art as an act of necessity, and the creative journey of the life of an idea in a film.

January 9, 2013 | Full Review…

Prairie Miller
WBAI Radio