''7th Floor'' ( es, Séptimo) is a 2013 Argentine-Spanish

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...

co-written and directed by Patxi Amezcua. The film stars

Ricardo Darín Ricardo Alberto Darín (born 16 January 1957) is an Argentine actor, film director and film producer, he is considered one of the best and most prolific actors of Argentine cinema. Considered one of the greatest and most acclaimed movie stars ...

and Belén Rueda.

Plot

Mammy Sebastián is a successful lawyer in Buenos Aires. When his two children mysteriously disappear, he has to do everything in his power to find them.

Cast

as Sebastián * Belén Rueda as Delia * as Miguel * as Rosales * as Rubio *

Jorge D'Elía Jorge D'Elía (born April 28, 1938 in La Plata, Argentina) is an Argentine film and television actor, as well as a playwright. He's mostly known for his role in the tv series Los Simuladores. He's the father of actor Federico D'Elia. Filmogra ...

as Goldstein

Reception

The film was a box-office success in the Hispanic world and received mixed reviews from critics. Jonathan Holland from

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wrote: "It’s clear from watching 7th Floor that the primary aim at the planning stage was to generate suspense. There’s enough in the fact of a father losing his kids to sustain the first hour, but once the question of the kids’ location has been solved, then Alejo Flah's script runs into all sorts of thoughtless credibility issues which only the most undemanding viewer will be prepared to excuse. “Don’t use your phone,” Rosales instructs Sebastian, and he doesn't. So why does it then runs out of battery at an inappropriate moment?". At the Miami International Film Festival, the film competed for the "Grand Jury Prize".

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* 2010s mystery films Films about kidnapping Films set in Buenos Aires 2010s Spanish-language films Argentine mystery films Spanish mystery films 2010s Argentine films {{2010s-Argentina-film-stub