They have always lived in this way. In your own rhythm and on your own terms. They celebrate the simplicity of life, which is not disturbed by the ubiquitous noise and the hustle and bustle. Every day they do something for which the inhabitants of Western countries pay a lot of money – intoxicated with the zones of silence in fancy SPA and listening to the singing of birds in agritourism, where you can even stroke the pony.
For cowboys “Gaucho Gaucho” Life harmony is something else. The film by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw allows us to look into their reality. As much as they ourselves allow us to They noticed the inspiration in their existence to change our.
It is not a surprise for me that the story of cowboys and cowboy boots from the northwest of Argentina achieved cinema success. Yet We love the history of ranch, whose freedom gives a gallop on a horse on the prairie and existence consistent with the laws of nature. Taylor Sheridan’s world called “Yellowstone” He is the best proof of this. Gauchos, however, are not part, and even less a symbol of freedom understood in Yankets. This is a different America. Southern, but also mountainous. Separate. Argentine cowboys of the Salta province do not have a great libertarian idea, defended by the spittles of cowboys from North America. They defend their everyday tradition and seem to be mundane activities. Grazing animals, horse escapades, wearing handmade clothes – It’s all more than just the simplicity of life. This is his being.
The creators took two years to shoot episodes from the life of Gauchos and build from their conversations, daily activities or entertainment (playing cards, but also reconstruction of the skeleton of a dead animal) the image of a society detached from the momentum of the present day. Society where the father teaches his son to sharpen a knife on a stone, not how to use a smartphone.
We follow a few heroes who Fate gives us a picture of the spirit and mentality of this community. It is not so different from ours at all, although here children give smoke signs to parents to ensure that they have arrived safely somewhere. Nevertheless Human nature is the same everywhere in its foundationswhich allows us to look at “exotic” Gauchos. One of the heroines is a teenager who wants to become a gaucho, rebelling at school against … uniforms! Another hero is looking for spiritual consolation with a priest and shaman. Condor hovers above everything, which is also one of the heroes of this slowly flowing story.
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw w “Trufflaces” They told about the disappearing ability to search for truffles in the Piedmont mountains. Truffles, sowed by dogs, then went to the tables of the most expensive restaurants with Michelin star. IN “Gaucho Gaucho” filmmakers They talk about the world even more detached, but maybe thanks to that having a chance to survive in its form. Specific and not “anachronistic”, and not from this world.
These Gauchos even have their DJ and radio from the announcement of Rodeo and the playing of cowboys on discos, where the wonderful South American rhythms resound, which this film is also filled with. Santino is my favorite character of the film. The film that relaxed me, calmed me down and introduced me to a contemplative mood. What more could you want in a speeding world With a disorder at every step?
7/10
“Gaucho Gaucho”dir. Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, Argentina, USA 2024, distributor: M2Films, cinema premiere: June 6, 2025.