Próxima salida (2004)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Nicolás Tuozzo

Writers:

Marcos Negri (writer)
Nicolás Tuozzo (writer)

Release Date:

7 October 2004 (Argentina)

Tagline:

No podrán cerrarnos todos los caminos. (They won't be able to block all our ways)

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Oscar Alegre	...	'El Negrito' Gomez
Valentina Bassi	...	Lisa de Sanabria
Leonor Benedetto	...	Doctora
Valeria Bertuccelli
Salomé Boustani	...	Laura
Ulises Dumont	...	Braulio
Darío Grandinetti	...	Carlos Velmar
Mercedes Morán	...	Susana de Velmar
Nahuel Pérez Biscayart	...	Abel
Pablo Rago	...	Daniel Sanabria
Claudio Rissi	...	Caloiero
Vando Villamil	...	Atilio

Runtime:

Argentina:110 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Mambo Productora

genial characters seek life after the railroad

The story follows the vicissitudes of several longtime railroad employees after the line they have worked on for years is shut down. The son of another employee who gave up and committed suicide plays a tangential but symbolically important role. I suspect those who will find this work most meaningful are viewers who are quite familiar with Argentina's economic context. The acting is quite persuasive; I found the cast very well chosen. As vignettes from the lives of these disparate men, it is surely enjoyable. As a piece of historico-socioeconomic analysis or commentary, the film, which showcases the slogan, "They can't close all the exits to us!," may seem a bit facile.