''The Family'' ( es, La familia) is a 2017 Venezuelan
drama film
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directed by
Gustavo Rondón Córdova.
It was screened in the
International Critics' Week section at the
2017 Cannes Film Festival
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.
It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
91st Academy Awards
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, but it was not nominated.
Plot
Near
Caracas
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, a father and his teenage son go on the run after a violent altercation puts their lives at risk.
Cast
*
Giovanni García
* Reggie Reyes
Reception
, the film holds a 91% approval rating on
review aggregator
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Rotten Tomatoes
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, based on eleven reviews with an average rating of 7.75/10.
See also
*
List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*
References
External links
*
*
La Familia' at
Cine Mestizo
Cine Mestizo is a subscription streaming service focused on Venezuelan films.
History
The film Once Upon a Time in Venezuela was available on the platform during its nomination for the Academy Awards. Cine Mestizo was among the platforms tha ...
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2017 films
2017 drama films
Venezuelan drama films
2010s Spanish-language films
2017 directorial debut films