This
movie is based on Wakolda, a fifth novel by Lucia Puenzo. The setting of the film is Patagonia
in 1960. An Argentinean family is
traveling to Patagonia to reopen a hotel that belongs to their family. They encounter a doctor, Helmut Gregor
from Germany along the way and he follows them on a long desert road to the
small town of Bariloche. Eva, Enzo
and their three children become friends with the doctor and he is their first
guest staying at the hotel. He
begins treating Lilith, their 12-year-old daughter with growth hormones because
she is constantly teased at school.
Lilith is small, the size of an 8-year-old and the children call her
dwarf. Later, Eva gives birth to twins
and the doctor helps them because their lungs are not fully developed.
Enzo
is interested in making dolls and Helmut offers to invest money in having a
factory make the dolls. I thought
it was slightly freaky to see the dolls being made, one after the other, just
alike with perfect blue eyes and blond braided hair. There are secrets in this film that hover in the
background in combination with the beautiful landscapes of the area. 3 ½* (I liked this movie)
93
min, Drama directed by Lucia Puenzo with Alex Brendemuhl, Diego Peretti, Elena
Roger, Guillermo Pfening, Florencia Bado, Alan Daicz.
Note: Imdb 6.9 out of 10, 73% critic 62%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*.
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