The Pack (2022 film) explained

La jauría
Director:Andrés Ramírez Pulido
Producer:Jean-Étienne Brat
Lou Chicoteau
Angie Gómez
Andrés Ramírez Pulido
Starring:Jhojan Estiven Jimenez
Maicol Andrés Jimenez
Cinematography:Balthazar Lab
Editing:Julie Duclaux
Juliette Kempf
Music:Pierre Desprats
Studio:Alta Rocca Films
Valiente Gracia
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:Colombia
France
Language:Spanish

The Pack (Spanish: La jauría) is a 2022 Colombian-French drama film written and directed by Andrés Ramírez Pulido in his directorial debut.[1] In May 2022, it won the Critics' Week Award at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[2] In the same month, Ramírez Pulido received the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers award for his work on the film.[3] The film was nominated in the Best Ibero-American Film category at the 37th Goya Awards.[4]

Synopsis

In an experimental rehabilitation center in the middle of the jungle, Eliú pays a sentence for murder. When their best friend and accomplice is transferred to the same place, the young people must rebuild their crime and face a past that Eliú wants to get away from. In the midst of therapies and forced labor, Eliú will face the darkness of human nature and will try to escape from his own before it is too late.[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[6]

Release

The film had its international premiere in May as part of Critics' Week at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.[7] It premiered on October 20, 2022, in Colombian theaters,[8] and will be released in French theaters on April 4, 2023.[9]

Reception

The critic Fabien Lermercier of the Cineuropa portal highlighted that the film is "endowed with an eminently convincing cast", and that it "weaves a strange web where the invisible plays with hyperrealism while exploring themes such as truth, family and freedom".[10] Jonathan Holland of Screendaily stated that the film "combines powerful atmospheric elements with suspense and classic tragedy in a haunting and disturbing tone, providing a fresh, sensitive and thoughtful perspective on the cinema of gang culture in Latin America."[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Esquives . Carlos . 2022-09-14 . Festival de Toronto: La jauría (2022), de Andrés Ramírez Pulido - Críticas . 2022-12-26 . Cinencuentro . es.
  2. Web site: 2022-05-25 . Película colombiana "La jauría" gana en la Semana de la Crítica de Cannes . 2022-12-26 . www.elcolombiano.com . es-ES.
  3. Web site: Tiempo . Casa Editorial El . 2022-05-25 . Película colombiana 'La jauría', gran ganadora de la Semana de la Crítica . 2022-12-26 . El Tiempo . spanish.
  4. Web site: Flamingo Films La jauría nominada Mejor película iberoamericana en Los Goya . 2022-12-26 . es.
  5. Web site: La jauría Cinemateca de Bogotá . 2022-12-26 . cinematecadebogota.gov.co.
  6. Web site: 2022-12-26 . Reparto de La Jauría (película 2022). Dirigida por Andrés Ramírez Pulido . 2022-12-26 . La Vanguardia . es.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-25 . ‘La jauría’ ya se estrenó en el Festival de Cine de Cannes . 2022-12-26 . www.eluniversal.com.co . ES-es.
  8. Web site: Espectador . El . 2022-10-20 . ELESPECTADOR.COM . 2022-12-26 . ELESPECTADOR.COM . spanish.
  9. Web site: Semana . 2022-09-26 . ‘La Jauría’: el thriller de bosque tropical de Andrés Ramírez Pulido proyecta a Ibagué y a su juventud periférica . 2022-12-26 . Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo . spanish.
  10. Web site: Review: La Jauría . 2022-12-26 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  11. Web site: Holl . Jonathan . 2022-05-24T10:55:00+01:00 . ‘La Jauría’: Cannes Review . 2022-12-26 . Screen . en.