Relatos salvajes (2014)

Six short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.

Director:

Damián Szifron

Writers:

Germán Servidio (collaborating writer), Damián Szifron

Stars:

Darío Grandinetti, María Marull, Mónica Villa

Top Rated Movies #179 | Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 44 wins & 53 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Darío Grandinetti	...	Salgado (segment "Pasternak")
María Marull	...	Isabel (segment "Pasternak")
Mónica Villa	...	Profesora Leguizamón (segment "Pasternak")
Diego Starosta	...	Ignacio Fontana (segment "Pasternak")
Marcelo Frasca	...	Gerente Casa Tía (segment "Pasternak")
Lucila Mangone	...	Azafata (segment "Pasternak")
María Laura Caccamo	...	Empleada Aerolínea (segment "Pasternak") (as Laura Cáccamo)
Carlos Alberto Vavassori	...	Víctor Jensen (episodio 'Pasternak')
Pablo Machado	...	Hombre 1 (segment "Pasternak")
Horacio Vay	...	Hombre 2 (segment "Pasternak")
Javier Pedersoli	...	Único Amigo (segment "Pasternak")
Héctor Drachtman	...	Padre Pasternak (segment "Pasternak")
María Rosa López Ottonello	...	Madre Pasternak (segment "Pasternak")
Rita Cortese	...	Cocinera (segment "Las ratas")
Julieta Zylberberg	...	Moza (segment "Las ratas")

Storyline

The film is divided into six segments. (1) "Pasternak": While being on a plane, a model and a music critic realise they have a common acquaintance called Pasternak. Soon they discover that every passenger and crew member on board know Pasternak. Is this coincidence? (2) "The Rats": A waitress recognizes her client - it's the loan shark who caused a tragedy in her family. The cook suggests mixing rat poison with his food, but the waitress refuses. The stubborn cook, however, decides to proceed with her plan. (3) "The Strongest": Two drivers on a lone highway have an argument with tragic consequences. (4) "Little Bomb": A demolition engineer has his car towed by a truck for parking in a wrong place and he has an argument with the employee of the towing company. This event destroys his private and professional life, and he plots revenge against the corrupt towing company and the city hall. (5) "The Proposal": A reckless son of a wealthy family has an overnight hit-and-run accident, in ...

---

Plot Keywords:

suicide by airplane crash | anthology film | revenge | wedding party | music critic | 

---

Taglines:

We can all lose control

---

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

---

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

brazil official movie website Official Facebook

Country:

Argentina Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 August 2014 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Les nouveaux sauvages

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Budget:

$3,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$85,100, 22 February 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,107,072

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,353,750

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corner Producciones,El Deseo,Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shot in 8 weeks.

---

Goofs

Where Simon parks the car (Parera 25), parking is allowed, but it's not the same place that the tow truck takes the car from (Juncal 1311). These two places are 2 blocks from each other- ("Bombita" segment)

---

Quotes

Abogada Victoria: What the judge won't take into account is the violence that you are using with your wife...
Simón: WHAT VIOLENCE?

---

Crazy Credits

In the opening credits of the film, each actor is identified and accompanied by the image of a wild animal. In the case of the director (Szifrón), he chose a fox, the reason is not only because he is red haired: "The fox was an animal that my dad really liked, he always saw foxes documentaries, I think that's why I chose it..."

---

Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Ninja Turtles, The Equalizer, Relatos Salvajes, Magical Girl (2014)

---

Soundtracks

Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) (P) 1968
Written by Bart Howard
Performed by Bobby Womack
Copyright by Tro Música España, S.L.
Por cortesía de Universal Music Spain, S.L.

User Reviews

Just Brilliant !

6 Stories - 6 masterpieces! They perfectly combine thriller, drama, humor and the common topic is the violence.

Each tale is independent from the other, but all of them have something special that makes you really enjoy.

The situations introduced in each story are actually based on real life, of course the are intentionally exaggerated with a sense of satire and irony that really makes you laugh.

The picture is the best I have seen in an Argentina movie and the music "made ​​in" Santaolalla is sublime.

The actors/actresses are amazing (specially the bride - Erica Rivas) In my opinion it is one of the best non-English Language movies ever.