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Stephen Holden, New York Times: [A] powerful sweat-stained swatch of Argentine neo-realism. Read more
Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger: Credit El Bonaerense with journalistic single-mindedness and, given recent Argentine history, sheer guts. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: The vapor traces of farce and policier that waft from this terribly earnest film never coalesce. Read more