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The River Train

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9-year-old Milo lives in a remote village in Argentina, where he trains as a malambo dancer. But his true dreams lie elsewhere: he longs to ride trains and explore Buenos Aires, the city he has only seen in movies. To break free from his small world, he must dare to embark on a new journey: loneliness.

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Fernando E. Juan Lima EscribiendoCine 2h
8/10
The sensitivity with which The River Train captures that sense of "discovery," that "seeing for the first time," is remarkable. This sensitivity explains what, in another context, might even be linked to a fantastical element. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mariale Bernedo Cinencuentro 2h
And if Ferro and Vignale's film manifests anything, it's its local identity, its admiration for it in all its forms and even throughout its time. It does so with a certain melancholy...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 2h
There's something timeless about the film, as if Milo's misadventures could unfold in the present day but also in some uncertain moment of the past...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Lorenzo Ferro

Director

Lucas A. Vignale

Director

Milo Barria

Milo

Rita Pauls

Professor

Mariano Barria

Mariano

Fabian Casas

The Pessimistic Black Man
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Movie Info

Synopsis 9-year-old Milo lives in a remote village in Argentina, where he trains as a malambo dancer. But his true dreams lie elsewhere: he longs to ride trains and explore Buenos Aires, the city he has only seen in movies. To break free from his small world, he must dare to embark on a new journey: loneliness.
Director
Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale
Producer
Tomas Grandio, Valentine Torre, Casiana Vera
Screenwriter
Lorenzo Ferro, Lucas A. Vignale
Production Co
Cinco Rayos
Genre
Drama, Music
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 15m