'Trapero’s multi-generational road trip is a delightful, natural affair'
'It all comes together in a fresh and lively fresco crammed with minute, humorous observation
and great sympathy for each of the characters.'
'Carlos Nieto's hand held camera uses such tight angles that it almost looks down the throats of
the characters, filling up the frame with their presence and leaving them no space to move or
breath on their own before they stumble on someone else.'
'The nervous editing and the dense soundtrack enhance even more the notion of family as a place
where a person can rarely be on their own.'
'A personal family chronicle'
'The rest of the large cast is delightfully natural and unaffected'
Dan Fainaru, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
'Pablo Trapero’s big hearted ensemble comedy…you will find much to treasure in ROLLING FAMILY... an emotional and tactile experience.'
Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
'Pablo Trapero’s bittersweet road movie... this brisk, hectic film humourously captures the claustrophobic chaos of intense familial proximity...'
Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
'With this portrait - homage to his grandmother, the director of ‘Mundo Grua’ and ‘El Bonaerense’ confirms Pablo Trapero... one of the revelations of the new century'
LE MONDE
'Enchanting and buoyantly funny... a road movie with a difference'
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
'Lyrical and beguiling shambolic…one of the most exquisite closing images you’ll see in a movie this year'
FILM COMMENT
'Hilarious and poignant'
'Fresh, authentic and relevant'
'If only Britain were producing as much truly rewarding work as Argentina!'
Geoff Andrew, TIME OUT
'Pleasant multi-generational road movie'
'Gentle'
'A cast of non-professional actors provides convincing performances'
TIME OUT NEW YORK
'Pablo Trapero’s bighearted ensemble comedy'
'You will find much to treasure'
Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES
'Enchanting and buoyantly funny'
'The landscapes and folkways of Argentina are endowed with a wonderfully fleeting beauty thanks to Trapero's keen camera eye and gentle, patient rhythms.'
Trapero works with non actors, and carefully builds his narrative around everyday events, giving us a road movie with a difference, which really acquires a magical aura.”
NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 2004
'Another low-budget gem from the New Argentine cinema... a generous-hearted comedy,
and is buoyed by the spirited performance of the filmmaker’s own 84-year-old grandmother...'
Tom Dawson, TOTAL FILM
'The melodrama..[is] skilfully curbed by a naturalistic script'
Marie Findley, HOTDOG
'The cast is as spiritedly naturalistic as Guillermo Nieto’s cinematography...'
Patrick Peters, EMPIRE
'This is storytelling on its own terms and at its own pace, and it’s all the more rewarding for that'
Wendy Ide, UNCUT
'A warm and intimate reflection on family and long life…Chaotic, colourful and sincere'
THE LIBERAL
'Trapero…one of the finest emerging talents of his generation'
Diana Sanchez, TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
'This dynamic film, is undoubtedly the most gruelling, and the most courageous: a personal journey towards self-expression...'
CAHIERS DU CINÉMA
'Beautifully performed... colourful, perceptive, honest and utterly refreshing'
CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL