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Jun 28, 2019
80
Benjamin Naishtat directs with a steady hand and a strong vision. Pedro Sotero’s cinematography reveals the place and time in a respectful style that captures the period without satirizing it. This is a film that satisfies on every level and bears repeated viewings.
Jul 9, 2019
80
Writer/director Benjamin Naishtat’s subtle, twisting, state-of-the-nation drama works effectively as a noir-like thriller, and as an exploration of a country that has lost its moral compass.
Jul 9, 2019
80
Rojo is a witheringly provocative examination of temporary moral eclipse becoming permanent moral apocalypse.
Jul 11, 2019
80
Adopting a cool, oblique yet accessible approach that complements the washed-out, nicotine-stained palette, Naishtat builds a modular narrative that increasingly bristles.
Jul 18, 2019
80
Rojo is a sophisticatedly entertaining reminder of our propensity for malevolent apathy.
Sep 6, 2019
80
With each subplot reinforcing the simmering sense of unease, this compelling recreation of a pernicious period soberingly exposes the ease with which morality can become a casualty of human nature.
Sep 10, 2019
80
The film does not serve up its ideas in easily digestible bites. The audience needs to work with a dislocated string of scenes that sometimes highlight absurdity, sometimes violence and frequently say very little at all.
Jun 28, 2019
75
The detective plot is shaggy and never fully resolves itself, but the implications of the story resonate like a distant drum.
Jul 10, 2019
75
It masterfully sustains a sense of “wrongness” that will be felt even by those unfamiliar with Argentina’s history.