Latin Beat program last year was Carlos Sorín's El perro, which grabs the warm humanist baton from the director's Minimal Stories and heads straight for an existential finish line. With tender understatement, Sorín catalogs the depressing embarrassments an unemployed mechanic (Juan Villegas) is subjected to when he's unable to secure work or earn money for his homemade knives." The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 83% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on twelve reviews. Awards Wins Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: FIPRESCI Prize, Carlos Sorín; 2004. References External links El perro at the cinenacional.com 2004 films 2000s drama road movies Argentine independent films Spanish drama road movies 2004 independent films Social realism in film 2000s Spanish-language films Spanish independent films Films directed by Carlos Sorín 2004 drama films