Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- ominous
- paranoid
- oppressive
- arthouse film night
- political cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s striking cinematography, political allegory, tense atmosphere, and Darío Grandinetti’s performance, while recognizing its deliberately opaque style.
What sets it apart
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Claudio’s respected professional status and domestic normality are threatened by the disappearance connected to his concealed act.
The narrative unfolds in the days before Videla’s coup, with disappearances and repression intensifying in the background.
Claudio abandons the wounded stranger in the desert, then realizes the man may be Dieguito, Mabel’s missing brother.
Claudio uses the desert to hide the injured stranger, while the stark environment amplifies isolation and dread.
Films like Rojo, and why
The Secret in Their Eyes
political paranoia, moral complicity, and oppressive small-town atmosphere amid a national crisis
The Official Story
historical guilt, disappearance, and bourgeois respectability confronted by authoritarian violence
The Clan
stylized political thriller examining complicity and social violence through an apparently ordinary protagonist
The Aura
bleak social satire, ambiguous guilt, and escalating dread in a provincial setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Benjamín Naishtat
- Release Date
- 2018-10-26
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (67)
Cast
- Darío Grandinetti
- Andrea Frigerio
- Alfredo Castro
- Diego Cremonesi
- Laura Grandinetti
- Claudio Martínez Bel
- Susana Pampín
- Rafael Federman
- Rudy Chernicoff
- Mara Bestelli
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Rojo about?
- A prosperous lawyer’s secret act of cowardice becomes entangled with a missing revolutionary as Argentina approaches dictatorship.
- What is Rojo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rojo as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Rojo violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Rojo as moderate.
- What did critics think of Rojo?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s striking cinematography, political allegory, tense atmosphere, and Darío Grandinetti’s performance, while recognizing its deliberately opaque style.
- Which films are like Rojo?
- Films with a similar feel include The Secret in Their Eyes, The Official Story, The Clan, and The Aura.
- How long is Rojo?
- Rojo runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Rojo?
- In United States, Rojo is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube.
