The Distinguished Citizen


The Distinguished Citizen is a 2016 Argentine-Spanish drama film directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. At Venice Oscar Martínez won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It won Best Ibero-American Film at the 4th Platino Awards.

Plot

A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation from his hometown in Argentina to receive a prize. In his country, the protagonist finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.

Cast

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10.

Accolades