Caballos salvajes (1995)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Marcelo Piñeyro

Writers:

Aída Bortnik (writer)
Marcelo Piñeyro (writer)

Release Date:

10 August 1995 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A road movie that begins when a man tries to rob a bank and the bank's clerk, a yuppie, pretends the thief has kidnapped him to help him run away...

Plot Keywords:

Road | Phone Booth | Media Coverage | Anti Capitalism | Carjacking

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Héctor Alterio	...	José
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Pedro
Cecilia Dopazo	...	Ana
Fernán Mirás	...	Martín
Daniel Kuzniecka	...	Rodolfo
Mónica Scapparone	...	Secretaria financiera (as Mónica Scaparone)
Álex Benn	...	Esteban
Adrián Yospe	...	Matón
Miguel Ruiz Díaz	...	Matón
Fernando Álvarez	...	Camionero
Tito Haas	...	Camionero (as Tito Hass)
Ernesto Claudio	...	Editor
Emilio Bardi	...	Carrasco
Eduardo Peaguda	...	Saverio
Jorge Petraglia	...	Rogelio

Also Known As:

Wild Horses (USA)

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

Argentina

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Spain:7 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Mandala Films

Trivia:

Argentina's official selection for the 1995 Oscar Awards, Foreign Language film category.

Soundtrack:

Sin Documentos

Modern Robin Hoods Bound for Patagonia

Sometimes it seems hard to find an Argentine movie released in the last 25 years with a plot that doesn't depend on corruption or economic crisis.

"Wild Horses" was made in 1995, a time of relative prosperity for Argentina, so it's corruption, not an economic crisis that leads old anarchist Jose (Hector Alterio) to threaten to shoot himself unless a large bank in Buenos Aires returns the $15,000 he lost years before because of the institution's shady practices.

Pedro (Leonardo Sbaraglia) is the yuppie executive chosen by Jose to turn over the money. The two leave the bank with a far larger sum and soon find themselves together on the road bound for Patagonia, pursued by police and paid assassins, and cheered on by the poor and the media as modern-day Robin Hoods.

Unlikely as this story sounds, it works well enough, thanks to great acting by Alterio. Director Marcelo Pineyro also keeps everything moving along fast enough so that we don't dwell on the occasional plot holes. Federico Luppi pops up at the end of the picture in a wonderful cameo. His performance alone is worth the price of admission.

7/10