Director Pablo Trapero's film 'Mundo Grúa' inquires whether one is really on top of the world merely by sitting in a crane which is used to construct sky scrapers ? The answer is in negative as one is on top of the world only if he/she has a respectable job which enables people to lead decent lives. For this film, Argentine actor Luis Margani is excellent as his acting performance makes us wonder how fast the lines between fiction and reality have blurred. Cobi Migliora's black and white photography does wonders to depict an honest account of the life in Buenos Aires. It is said that family is the unit which ties humanity. This is also the case with the protagonist whose immediate family is always around him in the form of a wayward son and an anxious old mother. Mundo Grúa is one of the most original films to have come out of New Argentine Cinema. It depicts how severely ordinary people are affected by employment crisis. Their plight is further worsened when there is no guarantee that they would be provided with decent meals on different construction sites located all over Argentina. The viewers get to see how choices have to be made by ordinary people in order to be alive. Despite its serious theme, this film does not lose focus even while depicting scenes of humor.
