The Moneychanger (2018)

Original title

Así habló el cambista

Directed by

Federico Veiroj

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina, Uruguay

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A money changer in mid-century Uruguay gets entangled with a mysterious American businessman. The film follows his quiet life as it becomes more complicated and morally ambiguous.

slow-burnmelancholiccontemplativeunderstateddryly humorousunsettlingatmospheric

What happens

The Moneychanger (Spanish: Así habló el cambista, lit. 'Thus spoke the moneychanger') is a 2019 comedy film directed by Federico Veiroj. It was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. As of October 2021, 60% of the 20 critical reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average score of 6.8/10. It is a co-production between Uruguay, Argentina and Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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