
Mariana, from Chilean upper class with nothing really to occupy her days besides signing the potentially shady business documents her father keeps funneling to her, takes up riding lessons. Neglected by her husband and despised by both her father and husband, she feels a strange attraction towards her older riding instructor, Juan. But when she learns that "Colonel" Juan is under investigation for Pinochet-era human rights violations, her attraction flares into fascination, a... (Full plot summary below)
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Mariana, from Chilean upper class with nothing really to occupy her days besides signing the potentially shady business documents her father keeps funneling to her, takes up riding lessons. Neglected by her husband and despised by both her father and husband, she feels a strange attraction towards her older riding instructor, Juan. But when she learns that "Colonel" Juan is under investigation for Pinochet-era human rights violations, her attraction flares into fascination, and she determines to find out the truth of his case, even if it means seducing, or rather submitting to the attentions of, a married investigator for information. Does she want him to rot in jail or take her in his arms? She doesn't quite know.
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| La Nación (Argentina)Alejandro LingentiThe film aims at the critical reflection on a long period of darkness in Chilean history (Augusto Pinochet came to power in 1973 and only left in 1990)... [Full review in Spanish] |
| Seventh RowElena LazicLos Perros does not only remind us that all lives are inherently political. It also draws attention to how difficult it is for women to uphold their political stance within a system that regularly discredits them. |
| Otroscines.comDiego LererMore trivial than provocative. [Full Review in Spanish] |
| El Pais (Spain)Javier OcañaLos Perros has a fascinatingly repulsive central figure: a disturbing woman in her angular and trickster features, in her attitude, in his words and even in his laughter. [Full Review in Spanish] |