Sofia

Another superb entry from Argentina--a country that has recently pumped some new blood into world cinema. After an impressive showing last year led by MAN FACING SOUTHEAST; BAD COMPANY; A KING AND HIS MOVIE; and NIGHTMARE'S PASSENGERS; the Argentinian film industry delivers another vital piece of work in SOFIA. It stars Milrud as Pedro, a middle-class 17-year-old who turns his back on his family, friends, and school in order to help Baret, an emotionally and physically weary woman who is being hunted by the intolerant, government-backed militia during the dark days of junta rule. The political climate in Argentina is volatile--subversives are found dead in the stre...