Shown: March 24, 2024 at 6pm
Director : Benjamin Naishtat
Country : Argentina
Release Date : 2019
Duration : 109 mins
Language : Spanish
Subtitles : Yes
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Set in Argentina a year before the military coup of 1976 that turned the country upside down, this is a searing portrait of the middle-class complacency that the Junta later relied upon. A successful lawyer in Argentina has his life unravel when a private detective arrives in town and starts asking tough questions about the secrets of the past which now threaten his present.
“A pitch-black thriller with uncommon wit and sophistication, ‘Rojo’ tells a story as rich and evocative as the deepest shade of its title colour.” (Rotten Tomatoes)