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The Clan

The Clan

The true story of Argentina's most notorious crime family

20156.81h 49m

Overview

In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.

Directed by Pablo Trapero
Written by Pablo Trapero, Julian Loyola, Esteban Student
Produced by Pablo Trapero, Hugo Sigman, Esther García
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $20.4M

Top Cast

Guillermo Francella

Guillermo Francella

Arquímedes Puccio

Peter Lanzani

Peter Lanzani

Alejandro Puccio

Gastón Cocchiarale

Gastón Cocchiarale

Daniel 'Maguila' Puccio

Franco Masini

Franco Masini

Guillermo Puccio

Giselle Motta

Giselle Motta

Silvia Puccio

Antonia Bengoechea

Antonia Bengoechea

Adriana Puccio

Liliana Popovich

Liliana Popovich

Epifanía Puccio

Stefanía Koessl

Stefanía Koessl

Mónica

M

Miguel Ángel Lembo

Comodoro

Aldo Onofri

Aldo Onofri

Ordoñez

Themes & Keywords

ransomkidnappingaffectationbuenos aires, argentinaargentinamilitary dictatorshipangryaggressivedictatorship aftermathabsurdcine argentinoadmiringambiguousawestruckbaffledcallousfamiliar

About The Clan

The Clan is a drama, history, crime film released in 2015 exploring themes of ransom, kidnapping, affectation, buenos aires, argentina, argentina, military dictatorship. Directed by Pablo Trapero, it stars Guillermo Francella, Peter Lanzani, Gastón Cocchiarale. In Argentina, between 1982 and 1985, the Puccios, a well-established family of San Isidro, an upper-class suburb of Buenos Aires, kidnap several people and hold them as hostages for a ransom.

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