Peligrosa obsesión (2004)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Raúl Rodríguez Peila

Writers:

Daniel Botti (idea)
Marcelo Figueras (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 2004 (Argentina)

Genre:

Thriller | Action

Plot:

An Argentine truck driver is apparently on a routine trip through Rio de Janeiro when he meets a mysterious countryman...

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Insect Sting | Shirtless Male Bondage | Explosion | Tartar

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Pablo Echarri	...	Javier Labat
Mariano Martínez	...	Tony Corsini
Carol Castro	...	Mariana
Hugo Arana
Alejandro Awada	...	Santoro
Carlos Belloso	...	Killer
Vando Villamil	...	Reni
Enrique Liporace
Victoria Onetto
Katja Alemán
Christian Sancho	...	Patovica
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Maya	...	DJ

Runtime:

Argentina:126 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Ledafilms

Popular cinema Latin America needs!

This film is exactly the type of film Latin America needs to bring its own mass audiences back to the movie theaters. The artsy films do well in film festivals, especially outside their own countries and Latin America itself. But the masses see the misery and suffering of these art films every day, and are not going to come back to national cinema until a good part of the films lose their artsy, long and boring reputation - a perception held even by the so called elite, and become the escapist entertainment most seek, without reading subtitles for 2 hours.

This film is a step in that direction. Definitely not a film to win awards, or critical praise, it is however a crowd pleaser. A glossy American style production (but with the countries' own stars and nuances), this thriller is a winner. Another exceptional quality is its "regional" appeal. Of the three main characters, two are Argentinian/Uruguayan, and one Brazilian. Some dialog in Portuguese is sprinkled in, and the action in the film takes place between Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.

It's great seeing two neighboring potential world powers in many senses(Argentina and Brazil) working together and showing a bit of the best of what each has, instead of these countries' usual reliance on distant continents for their popular entertainment. Bravo!