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‘Reinas’ Review: A Father Stretches the Time With His Daughters in Poignant Early-’90s Peruvian Drama
In 'Reinas,' Klaudia Reynicke combines grounded wonder and realism for a cleverly written family story embedded in a larger historical context.
Set in 1992, against the backdrop of social unrest and economic collapse in Peru — when the national currency has devalued greatly, and the insurgent organization Shining Path continues to carry out attacks — the narrative grapples with how two separated parents, neither of them ill-intentioned, struggle to compromise for their children’s wellbeing amid the chaos. A palette of muted colors, even when father and daughters take trips to the nearby beach, as well as Diego Romero’s agile camera, paint a delicately stylized sense of realism, resembling a faded postcard or photograph from the time period. Less pronounced, but still praiseworthy is how Reynicke and co-writer Diego Vega Vidal (“October”) have thoughtfully embedded politically resonant undertones into the seemingly insignificant role of Vilma (Flor Castillo), the family’s housekeeper.
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