The Fish Child
Though focusing on two gals rather than two guys, the movie has a lot in common with Marcelo Pineyro’s queer cult hit ”Burnt Money”. In both fi lms, a couple against all odds turn to crime to realize their dream of being together, and though their stories start in Argentina -- Buenos Aires, to be exact -- they soon detour to neighboring countries. A preference for visual panache to narrative fl uidity is clear in both fi lms, as is a simmering erotic tension that constitutes a large part of their appeal.
Voluptuous, dark-haired newcomer Vitale was clearly cast as a contrast to Efron, but easily holds her own. Puenzo’s unobtrusive insistence on what separates the girls – from their class status to their physical appearance -- makes their union feel more deserved, even though a prolonged shouting match in prison in which they thrash out all their issues is not as involving as it should be.
– BOYD VAN HOEIJ, VARIETY
Duration: 96 min
Dialogue: Spanish
Subtitles: English
