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‘La Suprema’ Review: Felipe Holguín Caro’s Twist on a Boxing Drama Is Modest in Scope, Big on Heart


Colombia’s Oscar submission, 'La Suprema,' offers a lush, vivid portrait of a remote town aching for glory — and dignity.

It’s a challenge that will require much of the town to come together, even as the gripes around La Suprema’s circumstances risk costing them witnessing the moment of glory they still hope will finally put them — literally and figuratively — on the map. Mauricio Vidal has a keen eye for capturing the Caribbean region’s natural beauty, his formal framing giving careful attention to the way the environment really is a titular character here. Playfully riffing on a feel-good genre and turning it on its head with its powerful final moments, Colombia’s Oscar submission is a beautiful study in the dignity of the people it depicts.

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