The Ardor (2014)

Original title

Ardor

Directed by

Pablo Fendrik

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lone shaman rescues a woman whose farmer father has been killed by mercenaries. The mercenaries then take control of her land and she must fight back.

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What happens

The Ardor (original title: El Ardor) is a 2014 American Western film, written and directed by Pablo Fendrik. It stars Gael García Bernal as a lone shaman who rescues a kidnapped woman from mercenaries who kill her farmer father and take over her property. The film premiered on May 19, 2014, at 2014 Cannes Film Festival out of competition, at "special screening" section. It was also one of the Argentinian films which were in consideration to send as Argentina's official entry for 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film but ultimately Wild Tales was selected. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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