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La Ciénaga

2001 · Lucrecia Martel · TSPDT #274

Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken desires, the boundaries of class, tradition, and faith are reflected in their ev

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La Ciénaga
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Damián Szifron Juan José Campanella Lucrecia Martel

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