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Salamander

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2008 · 84 min Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title Salamandra
Year 2008
Country Argentina, France, Germany
Genre Drama
Director Pablo Agüero
Runtime 84 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (6 votes)

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The film constructs its fragile world through the lens of childhood perception, relying on minimalist visual poetry and deliberately subdued drama. It explores generational trauma not through direct conflict, but through an atmosphere of disorientation and the attempt to escape the past.

What lingers after viewing is a melancholic, almost tactile immersion, where the true narrative unfolds in the silent spaces between events, in glances and unspoken feelings. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Pablo Agüero

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On a quiet evening, in a state of slight detachment, allowing the images and mood to speak for themselves.

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