# The Distinguished Citizen (2016)

> A Nobel-winning novelist’s celebratory return to the Argentine town that inspired his fiction curdles into a mordant reckoning with the people he turned into characters.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/272800

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn
- Cast: Oscar Martínez, Dady Brieva, Andrea Frigerio, Belén Chavanne, Nora Navas, Manuel Vicente, Iván Steinhardt, Marcelo D'Andrea
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4562518/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, sardonic, uncomfortable, arthouse movie night, international film night

## Synopsis

A Nobel laureate's return to his roots leads to unexpected chaos and revelations.

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