Fresh
Part detective story, part coming of political age saga, and all teenage identity crisis.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Cautiva
A whole life ahead. A whole past to face.
2004 · 1h 55m · Unrated
Drama
Directed by
Gaston Biraben
Overview
Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists who disappeared in the '70s. Questioning everything she once thought true, Cristina embarks on a journey to find her true identity. Meeting others like herself, the young girl soon discovers the real-life horrors of Argentina's relatively recent past and the nightmare that claimed tens of thousands of lives during the country's "dirty war."
Director and cast
- Gaston Biraben Director
- Bárbara Lombardo as Cristina Quadri / Sofía Lombardi
- Susana Campos as Elisa Dominich
- Hugo Arana as Juez Barrenechea
- Osvaldo Santoro as Pablo Quadri
- Lidia Catalano as Martha
- Noemí Frenkel as Bernstein
- Mercedes Funes as Angélica
- Silvia Baylé as Adela de Quadri
- Roxana Berco as Ana
- Luis Gianneo as Dr. Goméz
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If Biraben had devoted more energy to the human contours of his story, its metaphorical implications would have sorted themselves out.
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Neither Biraben's script nor his direction leave room for doubt as to how he feels about the nightmarish past, but he's smart enough to know that even justified outrage sometimes has to be tempered with the complexities of human intentions and realities.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
The Argentine thriller Cautiva features a solid performance by 23-year-old Barbara Lombardo that goes a long way in making up for the telenovela script.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
The debut feature of Gaston Biraben, Cautiva is most potent in its first hour, as it bears witness to the disorientation and distrust experienced by a young girl whose life is suddenly turned upside down.
Jan Stuart, Newsday
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