I absolutely loved this film from Argentina, and it was such a pleasure and a surprise to run into – almost literally – the lead actress, Julieta Zylberberg at Ebertfest. I saw her name in the program and I was like, “Wait … I JUST saw her in something, like, two days ago.” She was attending Ebertfest as a special guest, with the film Wild Tales.
So it was this moment of sheer small-world coincidence. I had seen El Cinco at Tribeca the day before I flew out to Illinois – and then there she was in Champaign-Urbana, of all places, with another film! At one of the parties at Ebertfest I had a great conversation with her about El Cinco, which, of course, nobody else there had even seen yet since it hasn’t come out yet or screened anywhere yet. It was really awesome.
Anyway, who knows when/if El Cinco will get distribution in theaters. But definitely keep a watch out for it on Netflix or other online streaming modules. It’s really special.