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The Blonds
The Blonds
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THE BLONDS

Los rubios

Directed by Albertina Carri
Argentina, United States, 2003
Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

Carri, who lost her parents to Argentina’s brutal military when she was three years old, travels through Buenos Aires with her crew to unravel the factual and emotional mysteries of her parent’s life, disappearance and death. Traces of her family emerge, colored by sharply conflicting perspectives.

Synopsis

Carri, who lost her parents to Argentina’s brutal military when she was three years old, travels through Buenos Aires with her crew to unravel the factual and emotional mysteries of her parent’s life, disappearance and death. Traces of her family emerge, colored by sharply conflicting perspectives.

Our take

Piecing together a painful chapter of her family history, Albertina Carri’s provocative feature confronts the representational limits of both documentary and fiction. Structured around interviews, reenactments, and even Playmobil figurines, the film’s jagged style evokes the slipperiness of memory.