La Familia

Name: La Familia
Genre: Drama
Released: August 3, 2018
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Giovanni García, Reggie Reyes

2018

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Film Movement | Release Date: August 3, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Giovanni García, Reggie Reyes

Summary: Andres and his 12 year old son Pedro lives in a blue-collar violent neighborhood in the outskirts of Caracas but hardly see each other. One day Andres comes home Pedro has gotten himself in serious trouble after hurting a boy in a fight.

Director: Gustavo Rondón Córdova

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Boyd van Hoeij

Aug 1, 2018

This kind of film wouldn’t stand a chance if the actors weren’t believable but Garcia (who starred in El Amparo, which Cordova edited) and non-professional Reyes are both understated but utterly authentic. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Aug 1, 2018

The violence is never stylized, Córdova showing its subtle, corrosive force in these people’s lives. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Aug 2, 2018

An honest, urgent two-hander, tracking a struggling single father and his wayward son on the run from more than one undefined enemy, Córdova’s film brings little that’s new to its stylistic school of observational realism — but hits the Caracas sidewalks hard and purposefully enough to compensate. Read full review

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Bizzylorenzo70

Sep 29, 2018

Andres (Giovanny Garcia) and his 12-year-old son Pedro (Reggie Reyes) must flee from a poor neighborhood outside Caracas. Pedro, and his friends, had been accosted at gunpoint by another boy with a gun trying to steal their cellphones. However, after a scuffle the robber is stabbed and leftAndres (Giovanny Garcia) and his 12-year-old son Pedro (Reggie Reyes) must flee from a poor neighborhood outside Caracas. Pedro, and his friends, had been accosted at gunpoint by another boy with a gun trying to steal their cellphones. However, after a scuffle the robber is stabbed and left bleeding on the streets. Knowing they'll be violent revenge from the family of the boy, Andres forces his rebellious and headstrong son to leave their home and go on the run with him. Stark and brutal realism here,as the duo must try and survive on odd jobs and sleeping where and when they can. However, the forced time together will give them a chance to possibly improve their difficult relationship.

This is the feature debut of Venezuelan filmmaker Gustavo Rondon Cordova, and from what I've read he is trying to illustrate the trying conditions that many in his native country are facing these days. The characters are very real here, but the movie is not for the faint of heart, as it can be difficult to watch at times with its unrelenting dark tone. Also, don't expect a kumbaya ending either.… Expand

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