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Drama, Crime, History  •  2026  •  105 min

Barreda (2026)

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Barreda (2026)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

Barreda is a dramatic crime film that explores Argentina's notorious 1992 murders through the lens of four women killed in their family home. The narrative deliberately centers on the victims' experiences, exposing emotional and psychological abuse within the household while shifting media's heroic gaze away from the perpetrator. This feminist framing and analysis of toxic familial and gender dynamics underpin the movie's 'Leans Progressive' label. It examines how societal norms and machismo culture contributed to the violence and how media once misrepresented the killer as a victim.

Starring Cast

Luis Machín  •   Carla Peterson  •   Mercedes Morán

Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

Barreda reframes the 1992 quadruple femicide by shifting focus from the perpetrator to the four women he killed, presenting a feminist critique of how media and society once portrayed Ricardo Barreda as a popular hero or Argentine macho figure.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Barreda centers the stories of the four women murdered in the 1992 La Plata case, presenting the crimes through a feminist lens that examines the social and media mechanisms that once elevated the male perpetrator. The film deliberately moves the male killer out of the narrative center to highlight the victims' experiences of psychological and economic violence.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: Medium

Barreda centers on a household fractured by toxic relationships, machismo, and accumulating power imbalances that breed resentment, humiliation, and emotional isolation among the wife, daughters, and mother-in-law. The narrative frames these dynamics as destructive forces that culminate in violence, giving voice to the victims while exposing the breakdown of domestic bonds.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Low

Barreda reconstructs a notorious 1992 family crime through the perspectives of the victims and the legal aftermath, with no LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low

Barreda examines Argentina's infamous family murder case through the lens of the killer and his victims, with no transgender characters or themes appearing in the story.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

Barreda depicts the real-life dentist Ricardo Barreda along with his wife Gladys, mother-in-law Elena, and daughters Cecilia and Adriana using performers whose genders align with the documented historical record of those individuals.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low

Barreda portrays the 1992 La Plata murders using Argentine actors in the roles of Ricardo Barreda and his family members. Historical records and cast listings show no documented racial mismatch between the real individuals and their on-screen portrayals.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low

Not depicted.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
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7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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