Metacritic reviews

A potent and moving depiction of contemporary survival.

First-time director Pablo Trapero has crafted an impressive debut - one that emphasises the dignity of his subject without lapsing into agit-prop.

Not much happens in this gentle-hearted, black-and-white film from Argentina, but it's what doesn't happen that makes it such an unusually satisfying experience.

Powerfully gritty.

The pic is made up of small events and incidents, well observed and naturalistically performed.