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White Elephant (2012 film)

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known as Ciudad Oculta (Hidden City). Together they fight to resolve the issues of the neighborhood's society. Their work will have them face the clerical hierarchy, the organized crime and the repression, risking their lives defending their commitment and loyalty towards the people of the
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on 21 May 2012, the film went on general release in Argentina three days later. It saw a very limited release (just 1 screen) in the United States on 29 March 2013, and a more general release in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2013.
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but the scenes in which the priests deal with housing problems or struggle with ill health or the temptations of the flesh soon begin to drag." Tim Robey in
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found it to be a "hard-hitting tale of Catholic priests working in the slums of Argentina thrills from start to finish", and Geoffrey Macnab in
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Two priests, the old veteran Father Julián and his new younger Belgian colleague, Father Nicolás, and the social worker Luciana, work in a
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as, "a deserted wreck and cathedral of poverty known as the 'white elephant' where the homeless camp and drug-dealers ply their trade."
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found it uneven: "The problem is the melodramatic and solemn screenplay. The action sequences have an energy reminiscent of
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The film's title comes from the gigantic abandoned hospital that dominates the area, described by Peter Bradshaw in
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was more enthusiastic, calling it a "potent drama about the lawless slums of Buenos Aires – it feels like
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found it "a flawed drama, but one with emotional power", while Philip French in the sister paper
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Director Pablo Trapero & Actress Martina Gusman at the 2013
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The views of the British critics were mixed. Peter Bradshaw in
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Pablo Trapero
Santiago Mitre
Ricardo Darín
Jérémie Renier
Martina Gusman
Patagonik Film Group
Buena Vista International
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Ad Vitam Distribution
Cannes
Spanish
drama film
Pablo Trapero
Un Certain Regard
2012 Cannes Film Festival
villa miseria
Buenos Aires
Argentina
The Guardian
Ricardo Darín
Jérémie Renier
Martina Gusman

Miami International Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
The Guardian
The Observer
The Independent
City of God

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