The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime
(El patrón, radiografía de un crimen)
Sebastián Schindel | Drama, Fiction, Thriller
2014 | 98 minutes | Argentina, Venezuela
Based on a true story, The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime is a neo-realistic portrait of the inhumane work environment, and the power imbalances existing between worker and employer.
Synopsis
Based on a true story, The Boss, Anatomy of a Crime is a neo-realistic portrait of the inhumane work environment, and the power imbalances existing between worker and employer.
The multiple award-winning film tells the unsettling story of Hermógenes, a humble illiterate farmhand who arrives in Buenos Aires in search of a job.
Having been filled with self-deprecation and feelings of uselessness ever since he was stamped “not apt” on his military papers because of his limp, Hermógenes doesn’t expect much. So when Don Latuada puts him in charge of one of his butcher shops he is extremely grateful. In exchange, he forces him to disguise and sell rotten meat while subjecting him, by means of pressure and extortion, to a modern day slavery situation. The overwhelming manipulation and escalating cruelty will inevitably lead to tragedy…
Reviews
"An exposé of modern day slavery." — John Hopewell, Variety
"First time feature writer-director Sebastian Schindel very delicately tackles some of the thorniest issues facing Argentina, among them regionalism, class discrepancies, corruption and judicial rigidity and does so in an unfussy style suited to the material." — Elizabeth Kerr, The Hollywood Reporter
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Main credits
Schindel, Sebastián (film director)
Schindel, Sebastián (film producer)
Schindel, Sebastián (screenwriter)
Olivera, Javier (screenwriter)
Batlle, Nicolás (screenwriter)
Batlle, Nicolás (film producer)
Furriel, Joaquín (actor)
Pfening, Guillermo (actor)
Garrote, Andrea (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Marcelo Iaccarino; editor, Andrés Ciambotti, Sebastián Schindel; music, Lucas Kohan.
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Pragda subjects
Criminal Justice
Economics + Social Class Issues
Education
Health + Aging
Human Rights
Labor Studies
Sociology
South America
Keywords
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Festivals
Guadalajara International Film Festival - Best Opera Prima, Best Actor
Mar del Plata International Film Festival - SAGAI Award for Best Actor
Busan International Film Festival - Audience Award
Punta del Este International Film Festival - Audience Award
Pantalla Pinamar Film Festival - Silver Balance Award
Havana Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Sebastián Schindel
NATIONALITY: Argentina, Venezuela
YEAR: 2014
GENRE: Drama, Fiction, Thriller
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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