

La Ciénaga
Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken desires, the boundaries of class, tradition, and faith are reflected in their everyday interactions.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $103.2K
- Language
- Spanish
- argentina
- racism
- summer
- drunk
- racial prejudice
- racial stereotype
- woman director
- bad parenting
- sweaty
- lazy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R3 Oct 2001
United KingdomGB
- Physical126 Dec 2010
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1312 Apr 2001
GermanyDE
- Premiere8 Feb 2001
MexicoMX
- Theatrical (limited)C12 Apr 2001
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La Ciénaga was released on 12 April 2001.
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CinemaSerf
4/3/2026
You know that expression about incest being a game for all the family? Well they don’t quite get to that stage here, but they do come pretty close! “Gregorio” (Martín Adjelmián) and wife “Mecha” (Graciela Borges) are hosting their and their friend's eclectic family at their ramshackle Argentinian country house. With a storm brewing in the near-by highlands, they sit by a pool that could easily be the home of scores o…
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