Wild Tales

"We can all lose control"

2014 2h 2m ES

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7.9

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94%

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METACRITIC

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8.1

IMDB

★7.9TMDB · 3,899🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●77Metacritic★8.1IMDB · 236,451

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Synopsis

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Injustice and the demands of the world can cause stress for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This includes a waitress serving a grouchy loan shark, an altercation between two motorists, an ill-fated wedding reception, and a wealthy businessman who tries to buy his family out of trouble.

“We can all lose control”

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Cast

Ricardo Darín
Simón Fisher (segment "Bombita")
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Diego (segment "El más fuerte")
Érica Rivas
Romina (segment "Hasta que la muerte nos separe")
Oscar Martínez
Mauricio (segment "La propuesta")
Rita Cortese
Cook (segment "Las ratas")
Julieta Zylberberg
Waitress (segment "Las ratas")
Darío Grandinetti
Salgado (segment "Pasternak")
María Marull
Isabel (segment "Pasternak")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Damián Szifron
Writers: Damián Szifron, Lucas Accardo
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina, Spain, France, United Kingdom

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Argentina, Spain, France, United Kingdom.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Damián Szifron, shot by Javier Julia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Pablo Barbieri Carrera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ricardo Darín and Leonardo Sbaraglia and Érica Rivas carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Damián Szifron directs. Javier Julia behind the camera. Gustavo Santaolalla scores. Pablo Barbieri Carrera cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Argentina, Spain, France, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.9× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4International production across 4 countries: Argentina, Spain, France, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Damián Szifron, shot by Javier Julia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gustavo Santaolalla. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Pablo Barbieri Carrera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ricardo Darín and Leonardo Sbaraglia and Érica Rivas carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "We can all lose control".
10IMDB entry: tt3011894 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "dark comedy", "anthology", "revenge", "wedding party".

The technical file

Cinematography: Javier Julia
Original score: Gustavo Santaolalla
Editing: Pablo Barbieri Carrera
Production design: María Clara Notari
Costume design: Ruth Fischerman
Makeup / hair: Marisa Amenta
Sound: Diego Gat
Stunt coordinator: Eduardo Puga
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Box office: $31,478,893
Return: 787% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Wild Tales (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes: 94% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 77/100
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 · 236,451 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 51 wins & 58 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2024-04-21
★ 7/10
You might not want to watch this film if you've ever dated anyone called Pasternak! It seems in the best traditions of Agatha Christie, this persecuted, unloved and jilted character has managed to assemble just about everyone in his life who has irked him onto an aircraft and guess who's flying the plane? That's the first of six segments that illustrate human nature, usually at it's comically worst, over the next two hours. A roadside diner sees a plot amongst the staff to rid themselves of a nasty loan shark. Then my tip for the best of these sees a ridiculous contretemps on a remote road between a man with a puncture and a local he insulted earlier on his journey. The next takes a pop at red tape as a demolition expert gets a parking ticket whilst laying tons of charges to safely demolish a building. He is either going to get the ticket annulled or he's going to do some annulling of his own. The weakest vignette, I found, involved the son of a wealthy man whose parents are trying to get him off a charge of murder. Corruption and extortion are rife and everyone wants their cut to ensure the lad doesn't swing! Finally, a groom rather stupidly admits to an infidelity as he dances with his new bride on their wedding night. Chaos ensues, tempers fly, the chef gets a dish he wasn't bargaining for... What each of these illustrate quite nicely are flaws in human nature. It could have been renamed the "seven deadly sins" as we address greed, anger, lust - you name it. It's well written to, at times, be quite funny, whilst at others equally cringe-making - making you shift a bit in your chair. My personal favourite character was the cook in the second episode (Rita Cortese)!

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