Joel

Joel

2018 · 100 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama

Unable to have kids of their own, Cecilia and Diego get a call from the adoption agency they registered to, some time ago. The sudden arrival of Joel, a 9 year old with a very hard backstory, will change the course of their lives.

Directed by Carlos Sorin · Written by Carlos Sorin

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Rent or Buy

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTube

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 3m together

Both from Carlos Sorin.

More from Carlos SorinSee all →

Este loco veranoEste loco verano · 1970
Este loco verano
★ 10.01970
MovieComedy
A pop group is chased by a gang of criminals who wants to seize the loot from a robbery.
La familia unida esperando la llegada de HallewynLa familia unida esperando la llegada de Hallewyn · 1971
La familia unida esperando la llegada de Hallewyn
★ 8.01971
MovieComedyHorror
In this surreal (and little seen) Argentinean film, a rich upper class family's secrets are exposed during the course of an evening meal. Tensions mount as emotions run high and taboo subjects are explored such as incest and politics. As their dinner table conversation begins to escalate into physical and verbal altercations, the family awaits the arrival of a friend named Hallewyn. When the night is over, will their friend still be joining them?
OpinaronOpinaron · 1970
Opinaron
★ 7.51970
MovieDrama
Notes for My SonNotes for My Son · 2020
Notes for My Son
★ 7.42020
MovieDrama
Battling terminal cancer, a woman writes a one of a kind notebook about life, death and love for her son to remember her by. Based on a true story.
Intimate StoriesIntimate Stories · 2002
Intimate Stories
★ 7.32002
MovieComedyDrama
Three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted Patagonic route.
18-j18-j · 2004
18-j
★ 7.02004
Movie
A collection of 10 short films made by known Argentine directors on the AMIA bombing of July 18, 1994.
Argentina del Bicentenario. Las voces y los silencios.Argentina del Bicentenario. Las voces y los silencios. · 2010
Argentina del Bicentenario. Las voces y los silencios.
★ 7.02010
MovieDocumentary
Single (un ejercicio incompleto)Single (un ejercicio incompleto) · 1970
Single (un ejercicio incompleto)
★ 7.01970
MovieDocumentary
Cinematographic exercise by director Alberto Yaccelini, where through metadramatic procedures we are presented with the dilemma of the veracity of the documentary as a means of communication and reflection of reality. An apparently fragmentary, incomplete work that manages to fully reflect the complex personality of the protagonist. And, by extension, the complexity of personality.
Bombón El PerroBombón El Perro · 2004
Bombón El Perro
★ 6.92004
MovieDrama
Patagonia, Argentina. A mechanic who dreams of a different life begins to think big after his adopted puppy Bombón wins first prize at a local dog show.
The Road to San DiegoThe Road to San Diego · 2006
The Road to San Diego
★ 6.82006
MovieComedy
A young Argentine learns that soccer star Diego Maradona is ailing in a Buenos Aires hospital, and resolves to bring him a tree root he's discovered.
Ellipsis, or Waiting for BarbariansEllipsis, or Waiting for Barbarians · 1971
Ellipsis, or Waiting for Barbarians
★ 6.21971
Movie
M., a right wing priest, discovers through three key meetings - with the army, a bourgeois family and a "third-worldist" priest - that your ideology is out of time.
La era del ñandúLa era del ñandú · 1986
La era del ñandú
★ 6.21986
MovieDramaDocumentary
A mockumentary about Doctor Kurz, the inventor of the BioK-2: a rejuvenating drug extracted from ñandús (rheas).
The Cat VanishesThe Cat Vanishes · 2011
The Cat Vanishes
★ 6.02011
MovieDramaThriller
Luis has just returned home after spending time in a neuropsychiatric, and Beatrice, his wife, he fears a relapse. The disappearance of the house cat and certain behaviors Beatriz Luis begins to grow increasingly suspicious of his behavior.
Un rey para la PatagoniaUn rey para la Patagonia · 2011
Un rey para la Patagonia
★ 6.02011
MovieDocumentary
In 1971, the graphic and advertising artist Juan Fresán set out to film the story of Orélie Antoine de Tounens, the delirious Frenchman who 100 years earlier had proclaimed himself ‘King of Patagonia and Araucanía’, with his own constitution, currency and ministers. The film, titled "New France," was left unfinished, first due to lack of funds and then because its author had to go into exile. If the story is familiar to many today, this is because in the '80s Carlos Sorín made' The King's movie ', inspired by that frustrated shoot, in which he had worked as a cinematographer. In 2004, Fresán contacted Turturro to help him rescue the preserved film. Fresán died in that same year, but Turturro decided to retake the trace of that truncated film, exhuming unpublished materials, returning to their original settings and gathering testimonies, to illuminate the two stories - one within the other - that make up this true story, more strange and fascinating than any fiction.
The WindowThe Window · 2009
The Window
★ 5.82009
MovieDrama
It is a significant day for 80 year old Antonio. After an absence of many years, his estranged son is coming to visit. All must be perfect. There will be a toast with a very special champagne an embrace; warm words that may finally bridge the gap between them-- But before, Antonio must wait. Bedridden, he looks out his window at the Patagonian landscape and sees light and life, the past and the pr
Eversmile New JerseyEversmile New Jersey · 1989
Eversmile New Jersey
★ 5.61989
MovieRomanceComedy
Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against cavities, but also against fear, ignorance, indifference - and established antediluvian dentists. During a stop at a lonesome garage he meets Estella, who is supposed to marry a few days later. However she'd rather come with him - to meet a former boyfriend in another town, she says. Expecting problems, he refuses to take her, but she tricks him into it and then tries hard to convince him of her qualities and let her stay with him.

More Like This

The Blind SideThe Blind Side · 2009
The Blind Side
★ 7.72009
MovieDrama
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
TwitchesTwitches · 2005
Twitches
★ 6.72005
MovieComedyDrama
Twins separated at birth, Camryn and Alex meet by chance for the first time on their 21st birthday and discover they're witches with the power to save their homeland of Coventry from the evil that threatens it. But when Camryn leaves Alex to face the darkness alone, will Coventry be doomed? Or will the sisters multiply their magic by standing together?
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance · 1995
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
★ 7.01995
MovieDrama
71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.
Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael · 1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
★ 6.11990
MovieComedyDrama
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
IndochineIndochine · 1992
Indochine
★ 7.01992
MovieDramaRomance
In colonial Vietnam, dashing French naval captain Jean-Baptiste, wealthy plantation owner Éliane Devries, and her adopted Vietnamese daughter Camillevare form the three points of a cross-cultural romantic triangle. As the struggle against European imperialism sweeps Indochina, Jean-Baptiste and Camille have to choose sides and Éliane faces the emotionally difficult challenge of raising the child of her daughter and ex-lover.
Live and BecomeLive and Become · 2005
Live and Become
★ 7.42005
MovieDrama
In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.
Clean, ShavenClean, Shaven · 1995
Clean, Shaven
★ 6.51995
MovieDramaCrime
Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family. He attempts to function in a world that, for him, is filled with strange voices, electrical noise, disconcerting images, and jarringly sudden emotional shifts. During his quest, he runs afoul of the law and an ongoing murder investigation.
December BoysDecember Boys · 2007
December Boys
★ 6.02007
MovieDramaRomance
For many years, four teenage orphans at an Australian outback convent have watched their younger comrades find new parents, and realize that they may never be adopted. The Reverend Mother sends the four boys away on a seaside vacation, where they meet Teresa and Fearless, a couple who would make perfect parents. The youths compete with one another to be the one Teresa and Fearless decide to adopt.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter