Tetro

Tetro

Every family has a secret.

Rating

2.0 (1)

Release Date

6/11/2009

Runtime

127 mins

Genres

Overview

In Buenos Aires, 17-year-old Bennie seeks out his estranged brother Tetro, a once-promising writer haunted by their family’s past. As Bennie uncovers Tetro’s hidden manuscript, old secrets and rivalries resurface, forcing both men to confront the truth about their father and the tangled legacy that tore their family apart.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$2,852,915

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A brooding exploration of family wounds and artistic ambition set in Buenos Aires, where a young man's search for his estranged brother becomes an excavation of buried secrets and resentments. The film moves with deliberate intensity, layering past and present as old grievances threaten to consume everyone involved.

Mood

MelancholicTenseWistfulContemplative

Themes

FamilyBetrayalRedemptionIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyHigh-contrastBlack and white

Structure

Framed flashback

Reviews

nicolascagegoons

extremely mediocre, where is the story?
what am i suppose to care about?
i don't get it, its weird wich i will give it credit for, its weird and it looks good but idk what else to say because there isn't allot the film gives me to talk about.

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