Mecha (Graciela Borges), the family matriarch, lives in a dilapidated country retreat near La Cienaga (the Swamp) with her husband Gregorio (Martin Adjemian) and her teen children. The humidity is stifling and the only leisure the adults can think of is to drink - constantly.
In one drinking session by the pool, Mecha falls and cuts herself on broken glass, this leads to a trip to the hospital and a visit from her son Jose (Juan Cruz Bordeu) and cousin Tali (Mercedes Moran), accompanied by her younger children. With no adult supervision, the kids are left to their own devices; sunbathing, hunting, dancing, driving illegally and diving in the stagnant pool. The only adults who seem to care at all are the Indian servants who are constantly being harassed by Mecha for allegedly stealing towels.
What unfolds is a subtle and sly look at intimacies of a midldle class family in crisis; the infidelities, alliances, prejudices and secret infatuations.
The film won the Best Newcomer award at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival, and was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the same event.
Film: La Cienaga
Release date: 6th December 2010
Certificate: 12
Running time: 103 mins
Director: Lucrecia Martel
Starring: Mercedes Morán, Graciela Borges, Martín Adjemián, Leonora Balcarce, Silvia Baylé
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Studio: ICA
Format: DVD
Country: Argentina/France/Spain
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