Clandestine Childhood

Infancia clandestina

Argentina, Spain, Brazil

2011

112 Min

Color

2.35:1

Spanish, Portuguese

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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PROD Luis Puenzo, Benjamín Ávila

SCR Benjamín Ávila, Marcello Müller

CAST Natalia Oreiro, Ernesto Alterio, César Troncoso, Teo Gutiérrez Romero, Cristina Banegas, Mayana Neiva, Douglas Simon

MUSIC Pedro Onetto, Marta Roca Alonso

Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs), Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema)

Synopsis

Argentina 1979. After years of exile, 12-year-old Juan and his family return to Argentina under fake identities. Juan’s parents and his uncle Beto are members of the Montoneros Organization, which is fighting against the Military Junta that rules the country. Because of their political activities, they are being tracked down relentlessly. His friends at school and the girl he loves, Maria, know him as Ernesto, a name he must not forget with his family’s survival being at stake. This is a story about militancy, undercover life and love. –TIFF

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Matt Richards

22Feb13

Wonderfully warm it's shot almost entirely in close-up with a few sections of hand-drawn animation. The film deals with a young boy's search for identity within a family of Guerilla/activists fighting against the military in Argentina's Dirty War during the 1970's. The performances are all exceptional and there are some beautiful moments between boy and uncle and boy and his first love. recommended. 4 stars

Facundo Sutherland

1Nov12

The film of Benjamin Avila represents a big part of kids in the dark years of the terrible Argentina's Dictatorship. Like argentine that i am, I'm very proud of the masterful piece of Avila. The story of Juan, son of members of Montoneros, represents the life of a Generation: the conflicts of the family, the politic ideas in he kid's life and the first love.