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This is an entertaining movie, unfortunately, with a political agenda that falls into the pamphlet. It is unlikely that a well-off woman who has spent her life protecting a useless, drug-addicted son would take in one minute the side of her maid without demanding proof of such a rape. A DNA test would have been the most evident proof to require before changing her mind. It is also unrealistic that the thousands of infanticidal cases in Argentina are resolved in the nation's main courthouse as if it were the supreme court, with too much staging as the movie goes. A more humble courtroom would have been far more realistic. Roth's acting delivers exceptionally as usual (sadly, her face lifting spoiled her gesture), but Sofia Gala's over-acting does not add much to this movie. Nor does the little credible script help to make characters more credible. Despite all these flaws, the film delivers and entertains. Funded by UN Women, it should not surprise that a pamphlet agenda prevents the more complex story that never was.

An Argentine drama based on real events. It is about two trials, the first of a domestic worker who kills her child at birth, the second of an unfulfilled leave of absence, both stories have to do with the same woman. Entertaining Quality. How far would you be able to defend your son even if you are in error? Although some moments you already intuit in the development of the film, they fall like cold water when they are revealed. He talks a lot about violence against women, sexual harassment and abuse, injustices and the love that blinds a mother when defending her son. The confessions of the court give you elements to create your own conclusions on moral issues. The main character that is the mother is the one who takes the film and although at times you do not feel empathy for her, you stay to see her until the end. The script is extraordinary and successful. An Argentine film that really achieves what it wants to convey. Safety pin.

Slow burning thriller but still enjoyable and i had predicted a culprit...good script eventhough its based on real incident... A problem arise in a rich family between their son and his wife at meanwhile their maid get into pregnant and killed her new born baby... Must watch movie...!!!

"The Crimes That Bind" is a film that recalls the so-called problem plays of Henrik Ibsen in the late-nineteenth century. The "problem" was a social issue explored by the playwright, particularly in the context of the family.

Two strands are woven through the film about crimes committed within a single family. The two middle-aged parents, Alicia and Ignacio, are struggling to cope with a son, who claims to be the victim of a conniving wife who has separated him from his young son. The film cautiously unfolds the truth about the son.

The parallel narrative strand is the family's live-in maid, Gladys Perreira, who has given birth out of wedlock while in residence. For all intents and purposes, the child named Santino ("Sonny") is being raised by Alicia. Then, tragedy strikes when Gladys becomes pregnant again and commits infanticide.

The tie that binds the two stories is the discovery of the moral compass of Alicia. Her instincts are to do what is in the best interest of her son Daniel. But the untoward discoveries she makes challenges her to rethink her entire worldview.

It was disappointing that the filmmakers did not fully resolve the situation of Gladys, one of the saddest figures evoked in the recent cinema. But the film's essential "problem" was satisfactorily resolved. In a world where people were clamoring to be victims, Alicia was a character who rose above the crowd and made difficult human choices based on strong ethical values.