Kamchatka
2002 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · 74% critics
Set in Argentina under a repressive regime, this drama follows a family forced into hiding as persecution and kidnappings spread. Through the eyes of two children, it explores fear, secrecy, and the strain of trying to stay together in dangerous times.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-10-17
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (79 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intimate political dramas about families under pressure, especially if Garage Olimpo or Lion's Den worked for you; Not for you if you want something light, fast, or escapist.
Pros: urgent historical backdrop; intimate family focus; tense hiding premise | Cons: heavy themes; distressing political context; subdued scale
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2003 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ricardo Darín
as Dad
Cecilia Roth
as Mother
Héctor Alterio
as Grandfather
Fernanda Mistral
as Grandmother
Tomás Fonzi
as Lucas
- NC
Nicolás Cantafio
as Bertuccio
Mónica Scapparone
as Bertuccio's Mother
- MP
Matías Del Pozo
as Harry
- MC
Milton De La Canal
as Simon / El Enano / Tiny
Evelyn Domínguez
as Niña Morena
Directed by Marcelo Piñeyro