On Probation (2005 film)

Tiempo de valientes

Spanish language theatrical release poster
Directed by Damián Szifrón
Produced by Oscar Kramer
Hugo Sigman
Written by Damián Szifrón
Contributing Writers:
Agustín Rolandelli
Nicolás Smudt
Starring Luis Luque
Diego Peretti
Music by Guillermo Guareschi
Cinematography Lucio Bonelli
Edited by Alberto Ponce
Production
company
Distributed by INCAA
Release date
  • 29 September 2005 (2005-09-29) (Argentina)
Running time
 112 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

On Probation (Spanish: Tiempo de valientes: "A Time for The Braves") is a 2005 Argentine crime comedy film written and directed by Damián Szifrón and starring Diego Peretti and Luis Luque. Contributing writers for the film were Agustín Rolandelli and Nicolás Smudt. It was produced by Oscar Kramer and Hugo Sigman.[1]

The film is considered an Argentine entry in the buddy-cop adventure subgenre.

Synopsis

Alfredo Díaz (Luis Luque) is a cop who falls in depression after discovering that his wife has been cheating on him. Mariano Silverstein (Diego Peretti), a psychologist assigned by the force, tries to help Alfredo to deal with his problem.

When Alfredo is invited to dinner to Silverstein's home, he unmasks Silverstein's wife, who also has an affair, which causes the psychologist and the cop to switch roles. Díaz takes Silverstein with him on many adventures as both begin to unravel a criminal conspiracy of national proportions.

Cast

Distribution

The film opened wide in Argentina on September 29, 2005.

It was shown at film festivals, including: the Málaga Film Festival, Spain; the Indie - World Film Festival, Brazil; the Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et Latino-américain, France; and others.

Critical reception

Variety magazine film critic Jonathan Holland, liked the film although he had a few problems with the latter part of the film. He wrote, "A well-scripted and played Argentine buddy movie that generates fine comedy and decent thrills from an engagingly offbeat premise, On Probation is a surprising pleasure. Though things fall apart somewhat in the final reels, the solid work early on sees pic through successfully. Probation did good business at home following its September 2005 release, followed by unexpectedly healthy Spanish B.O. in 2006, suggesting pic could walk free in selected offshore markets beyond the Hispanic, with a cult following via fest play likely."[2]

Awards

Wins

Nominations

References

  1. ↑ Tiempo de Valientes on IMDb
  2. ↑ Holland, Jonathan. Variety, film review, July 11, 2006. Last accessed: February 18, 2008.
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