Swamp (The)
Original Title
La Ciénaga- Director: Lucrecia Martel
- Writer: Lucrecia Martel
- Producer: Ana Aizenberg; Diego Guebel
CGiii Comment
Chekhov in contemporary Argentina. Mecha and Gregorio are at their rundown country place near La Ciénaga with their teen children. It's hot. The adults drink constantly; Mecha cuts herself, engendering a trip to the hospital and a visit from her son José. A cousin, Tali, brings her children. The kids are on their own, sunbathing by the filthy pool, dancing in town, running in the hills with shotguns, driving cars without licenses. One of the teen girls loves Isabel, a family servant constantly accused of stealing. Mother and son, son and sisters, teen and Isabel are in each other's beds and bathrooms with a creepy intimacy. With no adults paying attention, who's at risk?
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Cast & Characters
Mercedes Moran as Tali;
Graciela Borges as Mecha;
Martin Adjemian as Gregorio;
Leonora Balcarce as Veronica;
Silvia Bayle as Mercedes;
Sofia Bertolotto as Momi;
Juan Cruz Bordeu as Jose;
Noelia Bravo Herrera as Agustina;
Maria Micol Ellero as Mariana;
Andrea Lopez as Isabel;
Sebastian Montagna as Luciano;
Daniel Valenzuela as Rafael;
Franco Veneranda as Martin;
Fabio Villafane as Perro;
Diego Baenas as Joaquin