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A Loose End

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A Loose End
Uruguayan promotional poster
SpanishUn cabo suelto
Directed byDaniel Hendler
Written byDaniel Hendler
Produced by
  • Fabrice Preel-Cleach
  • Emmanuelle Latourrette
Starring
CinematographyGustavo Biazzi
Edited byNicolás Goldbart
Music by
  • Matías Singer
  • Gai Borovich
Production
companies
  • Cordón Films
  • Wanka Cine
  • Nephilim Producciones
Release dates
  • 3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) (Venice)
  • 17 October 2025 (2025-10-17) (Spain)
  • 7 December 2025 (2025-12-07) (Argentina)
  • 9 April 2026 (2026-04-09) (Uruguay)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

A Loose End (Spanish: Un cabo suelto) is a 2025 comedy thriller film[1] written and directed by Daniel Hendler. A co-production between Uruguay, Argentina and Spain, it stars Sergio Prina [es], Pilar Gamboa, Alberto Wolf, Néstor Guzzini, and César Troncoso.

The film had its world premiere in the Venice Spotlight section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2025, and was theatrically released in Uruguay on 9 April 2026. It was also selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards.[2]

Synopsis

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On the run from two colleagues, Argentinian police officer Santiago escapes across the border into Uruguay. With no money and nowhere to go, he befriends the locals and discovers an unexpected chance to reinvent himself.

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Cordón Films (Uruguay), Wanka Cine (Argentina), and Nephilim Producciones (Spain).[3] It was shot between April and May 2024, in Uruguayan locations including Fray Bentos, Montevideo and Mercedes.[4] In 2024, during its development stage, the project received the WIP Latam Industry Award at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[5]

Release

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The film had its world premiere at the 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Venice Spotlight sidebar.[3] It was later screened at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival, in the Horizontes Latinos section,[3] and at the 49th Gothenburg Film Festival.[6]

It was commercially released on October 17, 2025, in Spanish theaters,[7] on December 4 in Argentine theaters,[8] and on April 9, 2026, in Uruguayan theaters.[9]

Reception

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Clarin's film critic Pablo O. Scholz lauded the film, describing it as "a great film", "not for its pretensions, but for what it achieves in the audience".[10] Lee Marshall from Screen International also praised it, writing "there's universal pleasure to be had in the film's inventive vision of a fugitive who turns the dangerous frontier into a place in which to unburden, change and grow.".[5] Jack Walters from Next Best Picture gave a mixed review, praising its "atmospheric visuals and lighthearted tone", but also noting the romantic side of the script was "underwhelming and underwritten" and describing the first part of the film as "slow".[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Rodríguez, Eduardo Gil (2025-08-28). ""Un cabo suelto": atípico thriller en clave de comedia". Cinemagavia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Uruguay ya tiene su elegida para los Premios Oscar y los Goya: la Academia de Cine candidateó a Un cabo suelto, de Daniel Hendler". El Observador (in Spanish). 31 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Jones, Holly (26 August 2025). "Venice Spotlight Player 'A Loose End,' From Uruguay's Daniel Hendler, Gets First Look Trailer Ahead of World Premiere". Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Figueroa, Jorge (23 July 2025). "Sergio Prina, el actor tucumano que protagoniza una película seleccionada por el Festival de Venecia: "Estoy muy contento; disfruté mucho haciéndola"". La Gaceta. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 Marshall, Lee (4 September 2025). "'A Loose End' review: Daniel Hendler's cop-on-the-run comedy is a deadpan delight". Screen International. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Redacción (7 January 2026). "«Un cabo suelto», de Daniel Hendler, en la competencia internacional del Festival de Gotemburgo, que comienza el viernes 23". GPS Audio Visual. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Rodríguez, Eduardo Gil (2025-08-28). ""Un cabo suelto": atípico thriller en clave de comedia". Cinemagavia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  8. ↑ Moneta, Diego. "Un cabo suelto: juego de palabras fronterizo entre Argentina y Uruguay". Agencia Paco Urondo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Hendler y su nueva película como director: el proceso que empezó "a ciegas", tiene el debut como actor de un músico uruguayo y juega entre la tensión y el humor". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  10. ↑ Scholz, Pablo O. (4 December 2025). "Daniel Hendler hizo Un cabo suelto, una comedia de intriga con Pilar Gamboa y romanticismo incluido". Clarin. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Walters, Jack (5 September 2025). "A Loose End". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
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