The Clan

Directed by Argentinian auteur Pablo Trapero (“Carancho”, “White Elephant”), THE CLAN tells the true story of a middle-class family pulled into a world of kidnapping, ransom and murder by the family’s patriarch. On the surface the Puccios live like most families. Arquímedes (Guillermo Francella) presides over a modest household where his wife, sons, and daughters gather most evenings over home cooked meals to discuss their days. Eldest son Alejandro (Peter Lanzani) is a star rugby player who is manipulated into helping his father carry out the meticulously planned abductions. But when kidnapping turns to murder, Alejandro must finally face the truth that his father, his hero, is a cold-blooded killer.

Winner of the Silver Lion Best Director Award at the 2015 Venice Film Festival for Trapero, Official Selection at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, Winner of the Audience Awards at the 2015 GEMS-Miami Film Festival, Official Selection at the 2015 AFI Fest and Official Selection at the 2016 Palm Springs Festival, THE CLAN is Argentina’s official submission for Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards®.