Nati (Nazarena Duarte) is a very observant little girl but she does not speak. Anger is a horror story which takes place in the Argentinean countryside. Nati observes her parents’ (Víctor Hugo Carrizo and Analía Couceyro) marital problems and her mother’s infidelity with a neighbor, Pichón (Javier Lorenzo). The rural life in Argentina is depicted in an overwhelming and non-harmonious way with strong images of the dismemberment of pigs and sheep in real time, explicit sex scenes and death. While Nati expresses her frustration and her anger with heart wrenching screams and drawings that come to life and propel the narration of the film, Pichón's child, Ladeado (Gonzalo Pérez) has violent outbursts towards animals and eventually towards other characters in order to protect Nati's childhood existence. 

Thomas J. Shalloe

Arizona State University