Crane World

Rulo is a fifty-year-old former rock bassist living in Buenos Aires with his mother and his nineteen-year-old son, Claudio. After losing his job and facing financial hardship, Rulo attempts to provide for his family by seeking work as a crane operator. Despite lacking experience and failing certain medical requirements, he accepts a position located two thousand kilometers away in Patagonia. The story follows his struggle to adapt to this new profession and the difficulty of starting over at his age.

Written and directed by Pablo Trapero, this drama was the first film in a series of four directed by Trapero, followed by Venice 70: Future Reloaded, The Clan, and & Sons. The movie features Luis Margani in the lead role of Rulo, alongside Daniel Valenzuela, Adriana Aizemberg, Federico Esquerro, Graciana Chironi, and Roly Serrano. A production involving companies from Argentina, the Netherlands, and the Netherlands Antilles, the film has a runtime of 90 minutes. Audience reception is generally positive, with a 7/10 rating on IMDb from 1,300 votes and a 6.1/10 rating on TMDB from 27 votes.