Overview
A gripping tale of survival and exploitation in the meat industry.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- harrowing
- oppressive
- melancholic
- serious movie night
- social justice cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, socially conscious true-story drama anchored by committed performances and stark realism.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hermógenes is controlled through pressure and extortion after entering the butcher trade.
The poor village, Buenos Aires workplace, and butcher-shop labor are presented through grounded working-class detail.
Don Latuada's authority over Hermógenes rests on poverty, employment, and systematic intimidation.
The boss's escalating cruelty and Hermógenes's constrained circumstances steadily point toward tragedy.
Films like The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime, and why
The Official Story
shared social realism, working-class oppression, and institutional exploitation
La terra trema
shared focus on poverty, labor exploitation, and morally devastating realism
Erin Brockovich
shared true-story basis, class conflict, and restrained but harrowing drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Sebastián Schindel
- Release Date
- 2014-10-12
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (103)
Cast
- Joaquín Furriel
- Luis Ziembrowski
- Guillermo Pfening
- Mónica Lairana
- Germán de Silva
- Victoria Raposo
- Andrea Garrote
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime about?
- A poor butcher trapped in an abusive labor system confronts the devastating consequences of his employer’s cruelty.
- What is The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime as mild.
- What did critics think of The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a powerful, socially conscious true-story drama anchored by committed performances and stark realism.
- Which films are like The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime?
- Films with a similar feel include The Official Story, La terra trema, and Erin Brockovich.
- How long is The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime?
- The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime?
- In United States, The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
