The New York Times by Dave Kehr
Seems held back by vestiges of an old-fashioned format that Mr. Gatlif has long since outgrown.
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Spain, France, Germany · 2000
1h 30m
Director Tony Gatlif
Starring Antonio Canales, Orestes Villasan Rodríguez, Antonio Dechent, Juan-Luis Corrientes
Genre Drama, Music
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Caco is a proud, handsome man, head of a family, and very powerful in the local community. Yet he has been torn to pieces by the death of his beloved daughter. He constantly visits her grave, weeps silently at her photo and has transferred all his wildly protective love and attention onto his mentally challenged nephew, Diego. It seems that Diego's father, Caco's brother, is in hiding after having killed a man from the Caravaca family, who are equally powerful in the community. They are looking for vengeance and have come to Caco for justice. When he refuses to betray his brother, the Caravacas grow impatient. When they realize they are getting nowhere, they threaten to kill Diego. Despite his fierce pride, Caco eventually realizes that the cycle of killing and revenge must be broken. But how can he achieve this and protect everyone he loves?
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The New York Times by Dave Kehr
Seems held back by vestiges of an old-fashioned format that Mr. Gatlif has long since outgrown.
Music has always played a vital role in the films of Tony Gatlif, and in Vengo it finally threatens to take over, submerging the frail, familiar vendetta plotline.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Characteristically lacking in narrative -- but what it misses in traditional plot devices, it more than makes up for in passion.
New Times (L.A.) by Gregory Weinkauf
There's just no arguing with 12 centuries of flamenco, and, in this sensuous movie, no resisting it.
L.A. Weekly by Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
On its own, the story is tepid, and less than original. What draws us in is the way in which Gatlif sets it against a rich Andalusian backdrop.
Gatlif's latest celebration of gypsy soul, sets a modest sliver of narrative in a fabulous widescreen landscape and surrounds it with a permanent party.
New York Post by Jonathan Foreman
Neither convincing nor remotely dramatic.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
It is best to let this stunning film simply wash over you and trust that all will become clear enough in time. Vengo in a sense is a concert film tied together with the slenderest of plots.
Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector
Elegant flamenco tragedy.
A musical feast for eyes and ears alike.
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