What follows is a well-written and consummately acted caper yarn in which the mood is mostly lighthearted...

It's an amiable confection with a touch of cold fury at its heart. Most Argentinians will understand the pain behind the comedy.

As they build to the main event, the filmmakers offer enough small surprises to engage us.

"La odisea de los giles" based on the novel “La noche de la usina” by Eduardo Sacheri proposes a story that focuses on the Argentine economic crisis of 2001 and the popularly called “corralito”.