Cocote

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Cocote

2018

1h 46m

Drama

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76%

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25 Reviews

60%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener, returns home to the Dominican Republic to attend his father's funeral. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father's death, Alberto realizes that he's been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It's an unthinkable act, especially for him, an Evangelical Christian. But as pressure mounts, he sees few ways out.

Critics Consensus

A truly original hybrid that blurs the line between fiction and reality, Cocote may prove opaque for those seeking simple storytelling, yet this insider's look at the Dominican Republic ultimately rewards.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

08/17/2018

Just when Alberto's situation begins to feel palpably fraught, the filmmaker's aesthetics pull you away when they should deepen the crisis.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

08/03/2018

Cocote is as clear as day and as bewildering as a nightmare, as chaotic as a whirlwind and as calm as the Caribbean Sea.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

08/03/2018

3/4

A challenging piece of art, but the challenges yield great rewards.

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Shawn Glinis

Vague Visages

12/13/2023

De Los Santos Arias is clearly more preoccupied with the religious tension between Alberto and the town natives, and even more so with deconstructing the traditional grammar of fictional film storytelling.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

08/02/2020

7/10

It is a film with a chameleonic, poetic, eminently formalist visual style, subject to the countenance of a documentary and to a structure that rejects conventions. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dustin Chase

Texas Art & Film

04/30/2019

F

A documentary-style approach to the editing, combined with the roller coaster aspect ratio changes makes the full-screen moments look and feel like found footage

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03/17/2020

One of the few movies that made me cry. This movie overcome all my expectations

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09/15/2019

Excelente cast y cinematografía.

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Synopsis

Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener, returns home to the Dominican Republic to attend his father's funeral. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father's death, Alberto realizes that he's been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It's an unthinkable act, especially for him, an Evangelical Christian. But as pressure mounts, he sees few ways out.

Director: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias
Producer: Lukas Valenta Rinner, Fernando Santos Diaz
Screenwriter: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Nabis Filmgroup
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 3, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2019
Runtime: 1h 46m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)