Salamander (2008)

5.5/10 84 min Drama

Overview

Writer-director Pablo Agüero's feature debut follows Inti (Joaquin Aguila), a 6-year-old boy caught up in the madness of post-"Dirty War" Argentina. Upon her release from prison, Inti's mother, Alba (Dolores Fonzi), a former dissident, whisks him away from his grandmother's care. Still unsure of her own direction in life, Alba takes Inti to live in a hippie commune in Patagonia. Velvet Underground founder John Cale co-stars.

Cast

Dolores Fonzi

Alba

Daniel Fanego

le Chilien

John Cale

Dick Winter

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