The Ardor
Drama, Western
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2014
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Kaí is a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Rio Paraná to help a poor farmer and his daughter, who are threatened by a band of cold-blooded mercenaries hired to force them to sell their land.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
14 May 2014
Country:
AR, BR, FR, MX, ES, US
Languages:
Guaraní, Spanish, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$95,549
Awards:
2 wins & 15 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Sergio Leone meets 'Sounds of the Rainforest' in this wafting new-age western.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
15 Jun 2015
fresh:
The spirit of Sergio Leone hovers above Argentine director Pablo Fendrik's Ardor, a spooky south-of-the-equator oater -- or "machete Western," if you will -- that trades open desert horizons for dense jungle backdrops.
– Peter Debruge,
Variety,
8 Jun 2015
rotten:
The reverential film takes itself far too seriously; it ends up being neither sufficiently inventive nor revisionist to surmount its archetypal cliches.
– David Rooney,
Hollywood Reporter,
8 Jun 2015