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Pablo Giorgelli directed Las Acacias, a low-key yet effective Argentinian drama that won the Caméra d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Fest.
Rubén, the film’s protagonist, is a middle-aged Argentinian truck driver transporting timber between Paraguay and Buenos Aires.
At a truck stop, he picks up a young Paraguayan woman, Jacinta, and her babydaughter, Anahí. Rubén makes little conversation at the start of the journey.
At a border crossing, Jacinta tells the guard she is visiting her cousin, though she later explains to Rubén her cousin will help her find a job in Buenos Aires.
Rubén considers buying a bus ticket for Jacinta, but changes his mind after learning the next bus is not until tomorrow. They continue their journey, but when Rubén falls asleep at the wheel, Jacinta suggests they should pull over for the night.
The next day, Rubén stops at a small town to visit his sister, but she is not home. As Jacinta is not in a hurry, they spend some tim e by a nearby lake, and then return to Rubén’s sister’s house.
When they get to Buenos Aires. there, Rubén drops Jacinta off at her cousin’s house. Rubén then suggests Jacinta join him on his next trip the following week, and she agrees.
The two characters, played unforcefully by German De Silva and Hebe Duarte, get to know each other via gestures and rather than words and dialogue.
Critics who liked the film emphasized its simplicity and grace in depictng the figres’ gradual emotional transformation. Others complained that, despite its charm, the tale is too slight and slow burning.
Cast
Germán de Silva as Rubén
Hebe Duarte as Jacinta
Nayra Calle Mamani as Anahí
Credits:
Directedby Pablo Giorgelli
Written by Giorgelli, Salvador Roselli
Produced by Veronica Cura, Ariel Rotter, Alex Zito and others
Cinematography Diego Poleri
Edited by Maria Astrauskas
Release dates: May 13, 2011 (Cannes); Nov 24, 2011 (Argentina)
Running time: 96 minutes
New Book about Cannes Film Fest at 80! (May 2027)
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