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MUD BOY
EL NIÑO DE BARRO
NOMINATED SILVER CONDOR FOR BEST ART
DIRECTION AND BEST COSTUME DESIGN.
ARGENTINIAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS.
WINNER BEST ACTRESS SANT JORDI AWARDS
A dizzying psychological thriller,
Jorge Algora's debut feature The Mud Boy is based on the reallife
story of a 10-year-old boy in
early 20th century Argentina.
The year is 1912, and the
town of Buenos Aires is being
held in the icy cold grip of
fear. Ten year-old Mateo (Juan
Ciancio) has been experiencing
a disturbing series of extremely
vivid visions that would seem to
suggest that he witnessed the
killings firsthand. When word
gets out about Mateo's strange
case of second sight, many
of the locals begin to suspect
that it is actually he who is
committing these unspeakable
acts. Meanwhile, as the body
count continues to rise, Mateo's
mother Estela (Maribel Verdú)
enlists the aid of forensics
specialist Dr. Soria (Chete Lera)
in finding a rational explanation
for the hallucinatory visions
and helping the skeptical Police
Inspector Petrie (Daniel Freire)
locate the real killer in hopes of
proving her son's innocence.
Spain/Argentina, Thriller, 103 minutes. 2007 (18+)
Director: Jorge Algora
With Maribel Verdú, Juan Ciancio, Chete Lera,
Daniel Freire.
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