The president of Argentina, Hernán Blanco, is facing a very important decision. He is participating in a meeting between different state leaders, which takes place in La Cordillera. From there, in the middle of the Summit of Latin American presidents, he will have to be able to solve a very complicated personal matter that can affect both his private and public life.
Critics Of "The Summit (La cordillera) [Sub: Eng]"
Variety
May 25, 2017
As an arthouse film, "The Summit" has too many genre trappings; as a genre film, especially one in the thriller category which relies on a solid dismount, it doesn't satisfy.
The mountain range is the true reflection of what happens in these times: politicians who take advantage of a message to put on a mask and rise to power. [Full review in Spanish]
I don't know if it's worse than a politician without ambition, but there's something inherently dispiriting about a film with significant means and nothing to say.
Although Ricardo Darín supplies the necessary world-weary gravitas as Argentina's untested leader, director Santiago Mitre fails to bring this ambitious endeavour to life.
The Summit abandons quite early on being a simple fictional account of power, drawing instead, with intelligence and formal concision, the silhouette of what can only be described as something sinister.