La quimera de los héroes (2003)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Daniel Rosenfeld

Writers:

Eugenia Capizzano (writer)
Edgardo Cozarinsky (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama | Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Rugby

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Eduardo Rossi

...

Himself

Also Known As:

Aborigen Rugby Club (Argentina)
The Chimera of Heroes (International: English title)

Runtime:

Argentina:67 min

Country:

Argentina | Australia | Denmark | France | Netherlands

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Formosa, Argentina

Company:

Argentina Cine

Disappointing documentary

A boring film on a potentially interesting subject, the life of one Eduardo Rossi, a former rugby player, a onetime extreme right wing nationalist, and a collector of World War II memorabilia. He now lives in the province of Formosa, one of Argentina's poorest, in the Chaco region, where he trains a rugby team composed completely of aborigines, in this case, from the Toba ethnic group. This group, like most indigenous people around the world, has been marginalized by the rest of society. I suppose the director believes there is some irony or paradox in a former right wing guy who wakes up to social conscience by training a traditionally marginalized people in playing a sport usually played by rich people. But there is very little in the film, it's just features uninteresting interviews with Rossi along with footage of the rugby team and some of his WW2 mementos.