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Directed by Damián Szifrón
2013, Argentina 122 min
Spanish w/English subtitles
Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Wild Tales is a blackly comic compendium of six outrageously bizarre stories, each more shocking and hilarious than the last. From a game of chance aboard an airplane that turns deadly to a severe case of road rage; from acting out with a tow truck to an apocalyptic wedding reception, the film offers a vicious and hilarious portrait of contemporary Argentina, where simmering tension and the ever-present possibility of violence are the volatile products of a society riddled with corruption, hampered by bureaucracy, and bogged down by tradition. It has an off-kilter humor, stylish visuals and bold use of music, and affection for ordinary people pushed to extraordinary extremes.
*Winner: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay 2014 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Argentina
*Best Foreign Language Film 2014 National Board of Review
