Daily Recommendation: THE CLAN

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Old habits die hard: The “disappearances” that marked the Videla regime in Argentina continued after the dictator’s fall in 1981, but the motive changed from politics to money. Arquimedes Puccio (Guillermo Francella, brilliantly cold-blooded here), kidnapped wealthy men and women and held them for ransom in his home, using domineering control over his family and - for a time—the tacit protection of police to do it. Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, this riveting true story directed by Pablo Trapero boasts great period detail (including a truly inspired soundtrack) and shocking violence, and was a huge box office hit in Argentina.

THE CLAN / EL CLAN
A film by Pablo Trapero
(Argentina, 2015, 110 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

Now streaming on YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime, iTunes

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