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Bombón - El Perro (2004)

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00:55-02:55 Mon 6th Aug 2012 120m
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Synopsis

Argentinian director Carlos Sorin's award-winning shaggy dog story is an understated, intensely human depiction of life's little miracles. Beyond its rare glimpse of remote Patagonian vistas, Bombón's gritty charm lies in its simplicity. Sorin unfolds a quiet fable about an unemployed garage mechanic's depressed existence changing for the better when he is given a dog in return for a favour. But this dog is not any old pet - it's a Dogo Argentino, a white game-hound of noble pedigree and a potential dog-show winner. Newcomer Juan Villegas (a car-park attendant in real life) gives a remarkable and totally unaffected performance as a straightforward individual making the best of the harsh realities he's been dealt. How his canine-career dream transforms into an attainable goal for someone of his lowly aspirations is utterly believable and yet still quite magical. Together, Villegas and Bombón make a formidable team - one guaranteed to move, amuse, delight and uplift.