Máncora (2008)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.8/10   

Director:

Ricardo de Montreuil

Escritores:

Angel Ibarguren (screenplay)
Juan Luis Nugent (screenplay)

Género:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Sometimes paradise has a price

Plot:

An adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father's suicide...

Plot Keywords:

Adultery | One Word Title

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Unsettling

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Reparto

Jason Day	...	Santiago Pautrat
Elsa Pataky	...	Ximena Saavedra
Enrique Murciano	...	Iñigo
Phellipe Haagensen	...	Batú
Liz Gallardo	...	La mexicana
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Andres Arellano	...	Chester Creek
Anahí de Cárdenas	...	Ana Maria
Lucia Ojeda	...	Cuchi Cuchi
Ramsay Ross	...	Jean Pautrat
Angelita Velásquez	...	Secretary

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong sexual content, drug use, language and violence.

Duración:

USA:100 min

País:

Spain | Peru

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Clasificación:

USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Lima, Peru

Compañía:

Hispafilms

Unsettling

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If I had viewed this in my 20's/30's I probably would given higher marks than now. The bohemianism, sexuality, beautiful faces and bodies, scenery and drugging would have been stimulating and enthralling. I notice that the under thirty crowd almost unanimously rates this a 10 and the over 30 rates it 6 or less.

I agree wholeheartedly with the Sundance Film Festival's review of this film. I left the theater underwhelmed. As one mellows, this kind of film appears frightening instead of exciting. It reminds one of all the near misses in this period of life, the drug trips that almost or did go bad, the effect of too much "intimacy". It is appealing that this film shows that Xime and Santi appear to come out okay on the other end (as they are basically good people), but still kind of portrays a fairy tale ending which is probably not really in sync with reality.

While there are some that have lived these lives and come out okay on the other end, there are seemingly many more who don't seem to recover from the detritus of these kinds of experiences. This film seems to glamorize this lifestyle which is my main objection to this film. I don't think it is accurate and no matter how you slice it, a brother is a brother (whether he is "step" or not.). Sleeping with your step-brother is just not cool. However, it is cinema, so I guess one should leave it at that.