'' Lock Charmer '' received positive reviews upon its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival . Geoff Berkshire of '' Variety '' , said in his review that " Natalia Smirnoff 's second feature is a wisp of melancholy comedy with a dose of magical realism . " Boyd van Hoeij in his review for '' The Hollywood Reporter '' called the film " A modest but quite charming feature about an Argentinean locksmith who unlocks truths about the lives of his clients . " Eric Kohn from '' Indiewire '' praised the film by saying that " Measured and never indulgent in its depiction of the plot 's mystical ingredients , “ Lock Charmer ” does a great job at blending two genres and placing them in the strangeness of the 2008 setting " and praised the performances of Lamothe and Huaripata that " Lamothe portrays the locksmith as a man at once perturbed by the behavior of the women in his life and resentful towards his male role model — namely , his estranged father . The natural chemistry between him and Huaripata , as Daisy , matches the efficiency of the movie 's direction . "
2014 Sundance Film Festival
2014 Sundance Film Festival
Lock Charmer