Carancho
Argentine theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pablo Trapero
Written by	Alejandro Fadel Martín Mauregui Santiago Mitre Pablo Trapero
Produced by	Pablo Trapero Martina Gusmán (executive producer)
Starring	Ricardo Darín Martina Gusmán
Cinematography	Julián Apezteguia
Edited by	Ezequiel Borovinsky Pablo Trapero
Production companies	Matanza Cine Patagonik Film Group Finecut L90 Ad Vitam Production INCAA Programa Ibermedia
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Argentina) Ad Vitam Distribution (France) Golem Distribution (Spain)
Release date	6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Argentina Chile Spain France South Korea
Language	Spanish

Carancho is a 2010 crime drama film directed by Pablo Trapero and starring Ricardo Darín and Martina Gusmán. A co-production between Argentina, Chile, Spain, France and South Korea, the film was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,^[2] but it did not make the final shortlist.^[3]

Plot

Sosa is a lawyer recently expelled from the bar association who works as an ambulance chaser - known as "carancho" in Argentina - touring the emergency departments of the public hospitals and the police stations, in search of potential clients for his barely-legal law firm. One night he meets Luján, a young doctor recently arrived from the provinces trying to get an internship as a surgeon. The two start a romantic relationship that is threatened when Sosa breaks his association with his corrupt boss. When Sosa is about to get back his attorney registration (and while making amends for his bad deeds) he and Luján are attacked by former partners of the firm, initiating an escalation of violence.

Cast

• Ricardo Darín as Héctor Sosa
• Martina Gusmán as Luján Olivera
• Carlos Weber as El Perro
• José Luis Arias as Casal
• Fabio Ronzano as Pico
• Loren Acuña as Mariana
• Gabriel Almirón as Muñoz
• José Manuel Espeche as Garrido

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 88% based on 46 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10.^[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[5]