Rolling Family (2004)
"Familia rodante" (original title)

A wedding invite from an estranged sibiling inspires a grandmother to assemble her family and embark on a roadtrip in a broken down caravan.

Director:

Pablo Trapero

Writer:

Pablo Trapero

Stars:

Graciana Chironi, Nicolás López, Liliana Capurro

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Graciana Chironi	...	Emilia
Nicolás López	...	Matias
Liliana Capurro	...	Marta
Ruth Dobel	...	Claudia
Marianela Pedano	...	Yanina
Bernardo Forteza	...	Oscar
Elías Viñoles	...	Gustavo (as Raúl Viñoles)
Carlos Resta	...	Ernesto
Laura Glave	...	Paola
Sol Ocampo	...	Bebé
Leila Gomez	...	Nadia
Federico Esquerro	...	Claudio

Storyline

On her 84th birthday, Emilia gets a call from her sister in Misiones inviting her to be matron of honor at a family wedding. Emilia tells her family that all of them are making the trip. Her two daughters, their husbands and children, one great-grandchild, and one child's friend jam into a camper van atop an old Chevy pickup. They leave from Buenos Aires. Engine trouble, a toothache, a stray dog, mosquitoes, and the heat complicate the journey. Cousins kiss, a melancholy brother-in-law tries to re-kindle an old flame, and the infant's father shows up uninvited. The screen is full of close ups. "Well, that's life," says Emilia.

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Plot Keywords:

grandmother | family relationships | teenage love | cousins in love | trailer | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Argentina Brazil France Germany Spain UK

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 September 2004 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Rolling Family

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$849 (USA) (8 September 2006)

Gross:

$9,291 (USA) (10 November 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lumina Films S.L., Paradis Films, Pandora Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Graciana Chironi, the woman who plays Emilia's character, is not an actress, is real life's mother of the director Pablo Trapero.

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Soundtracks

"Familia Rodante"
by Leon Gieco

User Reviews

Limited By Techniocal Failings

It had the potential to be a good film but was let down on a few technical aspects.

1. He shouldn't have used too many hand held shots.

2. Should have used film stock rather than electronic. Poor colour separation.

3. Far, far too many close up shots. If you are going to make a 'road film' then its a good idea to see the characters within a location. There were just not enough. Okay, one could argue that he tried to convey a feeling of claustrophobia but we don't need the entire film to tell us it's claustrophobic inside a camper. Surely if it was mad hot they would all want to be outside on every opportunity?

4. The kissing young couple. Sorry but very basic and primitive. It would have been better for them to be seen sneaking off into the woods then we could use our own imagination.

5. The dialogue with non members of the family with other people were few are far between. The only worthwhile example I can recall was the police roadblock and the man with a spare gasket.

There are too many 'road movies' and to stand out from the rest you really do need to be original - this wasn't.

And lastly, I thought it could have been improved with a large injection of humour or real pathos.