Good start, but then it gets ruined

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

The plight of an Argentine family is examined in this film. At the time of the military dictatorship, they must hide and get new identities because the imminent danger of being never seen again by their loved ones. This family whose names are never revealed, try to continue their lives as best they can, hoping their hideaway is never discovered.In Spain, as well as in Argentina, most of the films deal with a difficult period of their history that movie makers love to bring to the screen. Thus, the Spanish Civil War, has been explored by the Spaniards, and in Argentina, we have been given films that also show the horrors some people lived during the 1970s when chaos reigned in the country.Kamchatka suffers from being obscure. The story is easy to follow, but audiences not familiar with that period of time, will be at a loss, as many comments submitted to this forum clearly indicate. Marcelo Pineyro, is a director/writer with experience in this subject, having been instrumental in the more superior "La historia oficial". Working with Marcelo Figueras, they have produced a film that, while engrossing, leaves a lot of things unexplained.The best thing in the film is Matias Del Pozo, who probably was not a professional actor, but who steals the film from the more experienced actors like Cecilia Roth and Ricardo Darin, two giants in the Argentine cinema. As the boy who loves to read about Harry Houdini's exploits, he is marvelous to watch, and a natural at that. Ms. Roth has good moments, as well as Mr. Darin, but their efforts are dwarfed by what they have been given to play.We have enjoyed Mr. Pineyro's work and will be looking forward to his next films.

This film leaves you all possibilities to form your own impressions. From the beginning till the end there are no data which supply you information about the the characters, what was their fault, what did they do and what would happen after. Still, all these questions are automatically answered when one knows and realizes what was happening in Argentina. The close harmony in which the family lives, the game the father is playing with his son has a educational life value. He will learn how to manipulate and stand in the world when he has grown up. The decision to bring their children to their grandfather,the running after a leaving car, gives you all the reason to use a handkerchief. Who wants to leave his children behind? What will happen to the parents? It is amazing that still today, there are people like Mr Zorrequita who deny that this ever happened. They simply did not know??? Where have we heard this before? A beautiful film. TOP

An Argentine couple move into hiding with their two sons. Hiding from whom? Why? The movie will not tell us the answer to those questions because that is not what this movie is about. I have to say, though, that I could not stop wondering that through the whole movie.This movie is the story of how this family fights to overcome obstacles (whatever they might be). The effort parents have to make to provide a happy family live for their kids even when their own personal life is plagued with difficulties. Explained with the simplicity of a nine years old boy's perspective the movie is just beautiful and well done. Winner of a "Ciguapa de Oro" at the Santo Domingo 5th International Film Festival I highly recommend it to everybody. 8.5 out 10

An Argentine husband and wife move into hiding with their two sons and a friend of their's, but why they are hiding is never mentioned. You are only left to assume it has something to do with politics.The story is more or less told in the older son's point of view --- and he really has no idea why they are hiding --- so I assume that is why the audience doesn't know, either.The movie mostly revolves around the family bond they have and shows how a family can make it thru some very hard times when they're together. it was a very enjoyable movie.