Clandestine Childhood
2011 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · 50% critics
A boy grows up in hiding with his family, using a different name outside the home to stay safe. Set in Argentina in 1979 and based on true events, the story follows his double life at school and a new connection that brings warmth and risk.
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Details
- Original title
- Infancia clandestina
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2012-09-16
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (61 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, true-event drama about family secrecy and first love under pressure; Not for you if you prefer light stories or fast thrills like No Return.
Pros: heartfelt love story; tense double life; true-event backdrop | Cons: heavy subject matter; slower pacing; limited action
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ernesto Alterio
as Tio Beto
Natalia Oreiro
as Cristina / Charo
César Troncoso
as Horacio / Daniel
- TM
Teo Gutiérrez Moreno
as Juan / Ernesto Estrada
Cristina Banegas
as Abuela Amalia
Mayana Neiva
as Carmen
Douglas Simon
as Gregorio
- VP
Violeta Palukas
as María
- CI
Candelaria Irigoyen
as Victoria
- LG
Lucas García
as Felipe
Directed by Benjamín Ávila