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I usually check the rating before I decide to watch a movie. In this case the movie was recommended to me by a person I trust and thanks God I decided to watch it despite the rating that some people gave to it. I am glad I did. This is an excellent movie and I can understand some people may have not liked it. I presume those people do not have the slightest idea how a movie that is labelled as "crime" do not have any shooting and still be good. The problem is that it is not a movie about crime, it is a movie about social and cultural differences of people living in the same country.

If you expect to watch action do not waste your time, it is not a movie for you. The plot is heart breaking, the acting is exceptional and the filming is very sober. There are some aspects that are difficult to grasp if you have not lived in a place where Justice is over-ridden by money.

Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. We watched this movie with my family and we all loved it. I really can't understand the low rating though.

If you love drama flicks, where social diversyties and where there are opportunities and opportunists, where the hearts are open for everyone, and that cruelties should be sorted out in a decent and fairplayed way, then this might be for you.

its argentinian, i guess its the 4th film from that country that i watch, and it shows a social realism that really understates the poverty and striving among common people, the corruptiveness that even the rich have to bail in with are just gobsmacking. its a comprehensive look into the judicial system and gives you a hint how important religion are in argentina.

its a near perfect production, a bit springing in the start, but when you find the ead youre trolled into the trials of inhumanity.

its a good sopanish spoken human drama with peculiar and strange human interaction, a film the grumpy old man thinks you should see, but be patient, it may feel slow in the start but hang on.

This could have been a classic melodrama straight out of the ark :it is not ,the treatment is not derivative and although one may guess the ending before the final revelation , the construction of the movie is rather subtle ,using two distinct plots with two accused persons (a man and a woman) :it's thirty minutes before both stories are linked with Ignacio 's testimony in Gladys affair and one learns that he and his wife are concerned by both .In these trials , for once, they do not show the brilliant lawyers but leaves the lion's share to the accused ,both well acted :butter would not melt in Daniel 's mouth and Gladys seems out of this world .What the bourgeois mother (excellent Cecilia Roth) plots with the shady lawyer backfires on her .

Based on a true story , it avoids tear-jerker tricks ,much to the credit to this Argentine movie.

Movie teaches life, crime, judgement and emotional decisions specifically inside families.

Very nicely portrayed and well crafted screen play. Recommend it.

This movie is based on real events and that makes the film more sad . The problem with this film is the pacing in my opinion . It too slow and sometimes boring . After the 3/4 of the film it gets faster and the tension increases . This movie is heartbreaking and it just's ... it's really WOW . The acting is amazing every single actor nails the role . If it wasn't that slow this movie could be a masterpiece??

Please watch this movie. It is as realistic as it can be. I am Argentinian and work in the court system and the reality of the characters, settings and social differences are outstandingly portrayed. The acting is great, from the main characters to the extras. It makes you feel like you are seeing reality through a window. The plot is beyond interesting and so real it actually hurts. This is (sadly) what happens in the real world. Just PERFECTLY DONE.

I would say this is a plain story. At the beginning it gives you bit of thrill but middle of the story all revealing.

Protogonist actress, Cecilia Roth Giving hell of a acting here and exceptional. All credits goes to her. She is giving emotional facts which bind with son finally bind with crime.

Although Movie looks like Mystery movie but in the end it proves out be good Drama movie based on Human Relations and Human emotions. It has been filmed like a mystery movie so you get glued to screen. I strongly recommend this movie.

I knew what was going to happen, however, I didn't want to believe it because of such disturbing thought and that's precisely the point because that's how Alicia (Cecilia Roth) reflected feeling. I must say that Alicia reaches a satisfying climax that surprised me.

Plot was so slow . Sometimes it was boring. Except that it was a good movie

This was a true story but the storyline was not predictable which is always a plus! The writing & directing is noteworthy and cast didn't disappoint!

This Netflix film is a dubbed Argentine film, inspired by a true story. A slow burn drama/mystery that is best to watch without knowing anything. The acting is well done by most, and I read that it's pretty authentic for that country. The film is basically two stories in one with a rich couple at the center. Alicia and Ignacio are dealing with their troubled son who is on trial and a relationship with their "simple minded" maid and her adorable 3-year-old son. Slow paced but very intentional on how it unwinds, going back and forth in time to gradually reveal what transpired in this family. Even if you guess the outcome, or think you have, the film will pull you along to see how it unfolds. This movie is both heartbreaking and heartwarming as you witness the character development, trauma, and humanity of this family. If you go in knowing this isn't a fast-paced, vibrant, Hollywood thriller, you'll be able to enjoy this gradual crime drama, IMHO!

Crímenes de familia is an Argentinian drama that leans into the somber and understated, exploring the rippling consequences of crime within a privileged Buenos Aires household. The film's atmosphere is subdued, almost chilly, with a restrained emotional palette that matches its glossy yet muted production design. Cinematographer Mariano Suárez crafts a visual world of dimly lit interiors and sterile courtrooms, reinforcing the sense of emotional distance and moral ambiguity that permeates the story. The camera lingers on faces and spaces, heightening the tension through silence and stillness rather than overt melodrama. While this approach adds a layer of realism, it sometimes saps the narrative of urgency, making the film feel slow and, at times, emotionally muted.

The acting is uniformly solid, with Cecilia Roth anchoring the film as Alicia, the conflicted matriarch. Roth's performance is quietly compelling; she conveys Alicia's denial, confusion, and eventual reckoning with a subtlety that avoids easy sentimentality. Miguel Ángel Solá, as her husband Ignacio, brings a weary gravitas to his role, though his character is given less room to develop. Benjamín Amadeo, as the accused son Daniel, is convincing in his ambiguity, never quite inviting sympathy or outright condemnation. Yanina Ávila, as Gladys the maid, offers a particularly affecting performance, capturing the vulnerability and resignation of a woman caught in circumstances beyond her control. The supporting cast, including Sofía Gala Castiglione as Daniel's ex-wife Marcela, round out the ensemble with credible, nuanced turns.

Despite these strengths, the film's deliberate pacing and lack of musical cues can make it feel emotionally distant. The courtroom scenes, while realistic, sometimes drag, and the film's dual-plot structure-two court cases intertwined-takes time to coalesce, potentially testing the patience of viewers hoping for a more gripping or dynamic narrative. The use of flashbacks, intended to fill in backstory, may also confuse rather than clarify for some audiences. While the film avoids the manipulative tricks common in melodrama, its restraint can border on detachment, leaving some of its most dramatic moments feeling underplayed.

My wife and I watched this movie without great expectation. However, we were really surprised by the plot, from the start until the last stunning revelation. As Argentinians, we found all the set up quite realistic. All actors are very good and their performances were remarkably adequate. The story may be small, but this is a great movie. Actually, the best Argentine movie of the few last years, in our opinion.

It is a kind of movie which after watching, you will have a good feeling. Story , acting of Cecelia Roth and rest of the actors and magnificent direction of Sebastian schindel are the key factors of this Oscar worthy movie . I shall be surprised if it doesn't get nominated for the best foreign film and the beat picture categories for this year .

Packed with cold, face-slapping true facts regarding the life of poor, undereducated women that are treated like less entitled to basic rights, alone and non important, this drama is determined to make us face reality in many different levels. This movie is slow but promising, and it delivers a strong, important message.

Yanina Ávila, the actress behind the role of Gladys shares in fact several qualities with the woman she portrays: she was born in a low-resource family, hasn't finished primary level studies and is actually a single mom to the same boy she mothers in the film (Santiago). She also cleans as a profession and was casted for her first role a few years ago, this being her second acting job. She has been underpaid for this Netflix production, as divulged in the Argentine media, and is still living in Misiones while working her cleaning job, hoping to get more acting roles in the future to improve her financial situation.

Let's bring light to the unfair and ironic situation of contributing to a poor woman's rights deprivation while making money with a movie depicting this exact same injustice.

Pearl of Argentine cinema, a fantastic playwright, very well conducted, to intrigue us and that plot twist, and the saddest, which is based on real facts, in fact, of two crimes that were unrelated, but generated an excellent very well produced work, highlighting Cecília and Yanina Ávila (who is a domestic worker and of humble origin), a beautiful, dramatic, sensitive, critical, stupendous film ...

Very heart rendering movie from Argentina, in Spanish. Solid acting. What does a woman do when she discover she's with child, and will be thrown out of her dwelling into homelessness & penniless? And no family to fall back? All evidences stacked against her. Her savior soon turned accuser, her earlier kindness now seem self serving.

The story unfolded like a multi bulbed onion, layer by layer, in parallel.

What would you have done if you were the victim, or the accuser? The audience & the court will believe everyone's testimony - except the victim's. How would you save the victim?

Glad I found this on Netflix - so much rubbish on there.

Very touching story - beautifully acted and filmed and a satisfying ending.

Set in Argentina - a tale of two crimes.

Slow but has enough pace to keep you glued.Well made and the emotions ,specially the pain of a mother is so palpable.Leaves a dent in you heart.highly recommended.