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The Milk of Sorrow
Why this pick
Like Las Acacias, it finds deep feeling in restraint, close observation and the tentative bonds between people carrying difficult pasts.
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MOVIE2011 1h 25m ARG
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The Road to Mandalay
Why this pick
A quiet, humane migration story with similarly unadorned realism, patient pacing and intimacy built through shared travel and precarious work.
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A Man and a Woman
Why this pick
Its emotional power comes from hesitant companionship, silences and small gestures, echoing the gradual, tender connection at Las Acacias’ center.
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The Straight Story
Why this pick
This is another road-bound film that lets landscape, routine and measured encounters create a profoundly gentle emotional journey.
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Old Joy
Why this pick
Reichardt’s spare, contemplative road movie shares Las Acacias’ trust in silence, natural detail and feelings that remain mostly unspoken.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Rubén is a middle-aged Argentinian truck driver transporting timber between Paraguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. One day, at a truck stop, he picks up a young Paraguayan woman, Jacinta, whom his employer had told to take to Buenos Aires. To Rubén's surprise, Jacinta brings along her five-month-old daughter, Anahí.
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