El Clan

"The true story of Argentina's most notorious crime family"

Aug 13 2015 R 1h 48m
Biography, Crime, Drama

In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.

Plot

The Puccios...? A model family! They are few, those that could match them. The father? A dignified man, (honest) storekeeper by trade, who cares about his five children, going as far as to supervise the homework of his youngest daughter. The mother? Both a dedicated teacher and a regular Martha Stewart. The children? Well-educated and promised to a bright future. Alejandro, for one, is already an admired rugby star. Except that... all this respectability is nothing but a smokescreen! The truth is that Arquimedes Puccio is also - and mainly - the tyrannical leader of a criminal gang composed of... his wife and children. Puccio's undercover activities ? Well, they consist in kidnapping rich people (preferably young), detaining them in his own house, torturing them gratuitously and doing away with them after cashing the ransom. The Puccios, a model family? Yes, but a model evil family!

Written by

Julian Loyola, Esteban Student, Pablo Trapero

Directed by

Pablo Trapero

Production Countries

Spain, Argentina

Production Companies

ICAA, VFX Boat, Telefónica Studios, INCAA, K & S Films, Telefe, Matanza Cine, El Deseo

Languages

Español, English

Awards

15 wins & 38 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
15,129
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA