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Flooded Out

1962 · 87 min Drama
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

A poor family from the Santa Fe province, fleeing the flooding Salado River, takes refuge in an abandoned railway wagon. Their daily struggle for survival unfolds as a subtle satire of bureaucracy and social inequality. Within the wagon's cramped confines, passions simmer, hopes flicker, and human dignity asserts itself against institutional indifference. The film paints a collective portrait of those pushed to the margins by both nature and the system.

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Original Title Los inundados
Year 1962
Country Argentina
Genre Drama
Director Fernando Birri
Runtime 87 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (8 votes)

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Fernando Birri's film is a testament to resilience, shot with documentary clarity and a poetic eye. Its social critique is never overt, but emerges through the details of daily life and situational irony.

What lingers after the viewing is the quiet power of faces and gestures that speak volumes about dignity in displacement. A work where tragedy and comedy share the same cramped space — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Fernando Birri

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The dusty half-light of the wagon, the smell of damp earth, and the weight of a temporary existence become permanent.

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