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La Paz
Director: Santiago Loza
Country: Argentina
Release Date: October 18, 2013 (CIFF)
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Returning home after a stay in a psychiatric clinic, Liso finds himself coddled by his parents and unable to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend. The only people he can connect with, however, are his elderly grandmother and his parents’ maid. La Paz examines Liso’s attempts to simply find himself and connect with his loved ones while not relapsing into a schizophrenic episode.
La Paz is a quiet film (as have the majority of the Latin American films from CIFF this year), but not all too compelling. The film doesn’t exactly tug on your emotional heartstrings the way films like this normally would. Instead, it’s a boring tread through Liso’s recovery without giving any deep insight into his mind.
Score: 
5 out of 10