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Wikipedia article




'Carancho' is a 2010 Argentine crime film directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Ricardo Darn and Martina Gusmn. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Plot



Sosa is a lawyer recently expelled from the bar association who works as an ambulance chaser - known as "carancho" in Argentina - touring the emergency departments of the public hospitals and the police stations, in search of potential clients for his barely-legal law firm. One night he meets Lujn, a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces trying to get an internship as a surgeon. The two start a romantic relationship that is threatened when Sosa breaks his association with his corrupt boss. When Sosa is about to get back his attorney registration (and while making amends for his bad deeds) he and Lujn are attacked by former partners of the firm, initiating an escalation of violence.

Cast



* Ricardo Darn as Hctor Sosa

* Martina Gusmn as Lujn Olivera

* Carlos Weber as El Perro

* Jos Luis Arias as Casal

* Fabio Ronzano as Pico

* Loren Acua as Mariana

* Gabriel Almirn as Muoz

* Jos Manuel Espeche as Garrido

Reception



On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 46 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

See also



* List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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