Discoveries from Argentina World Cinema

The film narrates events of the Revolution of the Park, carried out by radical sympathizers on July 26, 1890. There is a secondary plot with the romance of a girl who, despite being in love with her father's godson, must contract a marriage with a banker that fails.

Infidelities that begin when a couple relates to another for commercial reasons.

To impress a millionaire uncle well, his niece poses as a house maid. When the real maid arrives, she poses as the wife.

Buildings are not supposed to move. But on Avenida Libertador 2050, a building moves and the ceiling shivers, causing a strange nausea that devours its residents. Those who live on the top are afraid they’ll fall, the ones who live beneath are afraid they’ll drown.

A young singer, in order to escape the harassment of an older woman, makes her believe that he has as his girlfriend the woman who will eventually become his wife.

1910's. A young notary is unfaithful to his fiancée and their engagement is about to finish...

The life and work of philanthropist and educator William Case Morris (1864-1932).

A man devotes his life to gambling to try to alleviate the pain that an impossible love has caused him.

Lucía finds herself in a love triangle with Federico and his girlfriend, Sofía.

Humans have disappeared, only a few remain who try to hide so as not to disappear like the rest. What do these strange beings hide? Why do they love us? What's its purpose?

A white man searches for a legendary gold mine in the depths of the Peruvian jungle.

A romantic weekend getaway turns into a nightmare for a couple when a trivial argument unleashes a spiral of violence fueled by jealousy and unbridled passions.

After the death of his wife and his young daughter in a traffic accident for which he was responsible, Luna falls into a large pit of depression. Neither medication nor religion help him to keep going. Until one day, Luna has a dream that he receives as a revelation. In that dream, he sees himself driving a car and carrying a woman, Selva along with his son Beni. Luna takes it as a challenge and attempts to carry out his mission: to save the woman and the child from the dream.

The film tells the story of Bruno, who drives his motor scooter through the streets of Buenos Aires, making deliveries to the premises of "Extraordinary Objects" of his uncles. His friends wait for him to start the weekend but an unexpected accident with a relative changes his plans. Bruno starts a weekend of adventures, which will involve a scientist, a girl with unusual beauty, a group of aliens who love human flesh and an eccentric modern artist.

In a Latin American country under a dictatorial regime, a young, idealistic priest confronts the ecclesiastical hierarchy in defense of victims of social neglect and police violence. His struggle and his ethics will find no place in a church complicit with the ruling power.

An elephant born in captivity seeks to achieve something resembling freedom.

After another loss, a veteran boxer faces the harsh truth his trainer reveals in the locker room: not all fights are won in the ring.

This is the story of Wirchi, an actor looking for his big opportunity who attends auditions while taking care for a few days of his younger brother, whom he calls “Amiguito”. Between street encounters and situations that test his talent, he discovers that sometimes opportunities don't always choose him.

The relationships of a businessman with a Japanese company and of his son with women

Three extraordinary tales written by Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of the Grotesque: a man who is dead but is not; a cask of wine and a meditated revenge; and a heart that refuses to stop beating.

A man's terminal illness disrupts the happiness of his marriage.

Tristán is navigating his teenage years in an exceptional way: navigating his gender transition alongside his mum Virginia, his friends, his school and the Argentine State, whilst discovering his passion for drawing. But when the pressures of adulthood begin to mount and a shift in the political landscape threatens his rights, he is faced with a question: is it possible to be trans without suffering so much?

A movie director forces her actress wife not to practice her profession, so she escapes.

Clara Goldstein is a lovely, middle-aged Jewish woman who, because of an impending visit from her American brother, is forced to create a contrived relationship with a man of her own faith. She places an ad in a personals column and meets Raul, a well-spoken, handsome and charming man whom she soon discovers is a Gentile and does not fulfill her reason for placing the ad. Having no alternative, Clara proceeds to instruct Raul with an intensive course in Judaism. Their journey is both humorous and captivating, but not without pitfalls. These two mature people risk a last chance at a meaningful relationship in their lives.

In January 1972, during General Lanusse's dictatorship in Argentina, a group of revolutionary activists occupied the National Development Bank, just meters from the Government House, expropriating 450 million pesos (approximately 10 million dollars today) for their cause. This was made possible by Oscar Serrano and Ángel Abus—activists and bank employees—who spent two years preparing what would become the biggest blow to the dictatorship's finances. Forty years later, Oscar and Ángel, along with a group of actors, recreate those events that changed their lives. In this dialogue between generations, the young people transform their perspective on activism and commitment during those years. Narrated through several cinematic layers, Seré Millones (I Will Be Millions) offers an innovative story that blends humor, rigorous historical research, and the epic spirit of the era.

A group of working-class losers plot to give an old gypsy mobster a heart attack in order to recover a valuable car. They decide to build a monster to scare him to death. But they're looking for trouble.

Pantriste is a melancholic and sensitive boy who has a gift for music. His father wants his son to be a woodcutter like him. Together with Mignon and Tambourine, Beanpole and the woodcutters, they face the spells of Neurus and Cachavacha.

Noemí lives in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. She wanders the streets and draws in her notebook as he waits for a message from his boyfriend that doesn’t arrive. Noemí gets more and more desperate each day until her rage pushes her to the limit and she ends up acknowledging her strength.

First Argentine film in 3D, which includes various aerial and panoramic shots, where you can see the most emblematic neighborhoods and monuments.

The adventures of two truckers (one Argentine and the other Mexican) carrying different people and a suspicious trunk

This film was made for a school assignment about self confidence; A boy gets advice on how to improve his self confidence from a Tyler Durden-ish figure.

Disenfranchised working-class woman leaves a bad man and finds a good one. Twenty years later...

Marta must deal with her bosses when she finds a rat inside her home. Amid a rodent infestation, fear and panic take hold of a family in decline.

A doctor arrives in a small, provincial town, and must pass himself off as a healer to gain the trust of its inhabitants.

Ulises wakes up one day and finds that his girlfriend, Alma, is missing. He embarks on an intense search that reveals hidden aspects of her life which connect to the time they spent together to lead Ulises to investigate a professor of hers and her obsession with a book by Borges. When Bianca, Alma's twin, shows up, circumstances escalate quickly to make Ulises commit a crime just so he can find Alma again.

An architect goes on vacation and begins an affair with a young woman in a small town in Córdoba.

A transvestite force revives the statues in the disobedient nights of Buenos Aires, three months after the irruption of the ultra-right. Three lives intertwined in a friendship, the ballroom scene, the brown trans non-binary existence and poetry. From their own daily lives, Killa, Molly and Andy reflect on their community and the importance of resisting and transforming the reality we inhabit together.

The arbitrariness of an evil father leads his children to patricide.

A traveler from the future wanders through Argentina, while the world is on the brink of an atomic war.

Ernst, a man in his thirties has lost his memory after an accident. His parents see this situation as another chance to raise Ernst into a perfect son, and enlist the help of a psychiatrist, a priest and an ideal daughter-in-law to be.

The misadventures of a woman and her failed relationships. Everything is represented through the tango mythology.

In an inhospitable rural area in North-East Argentina, machismo, destitution and the repression meted out under the military dictatorship sees the birth of the latest daughter born to Antonio, alcoholic woodcutter who anxiously wanted his first son. After the three daughters are farmed out to families in better financial position, he christens the latest one with the name of José, nicknamed Bumbún, and forces her to take on the identity of a boy. Mercedes, hurt by having lost her other daughters, protects the girl and keeps up the lie, constantly threatened by Antonio. Having been forced to act as a boy since childbirth, Bumbún will struggle between whether to accept her fate or to fight to change it.

In a ranch, a midwife attends to the birth of a girl resulting from an illegitimate relationship whom she will try to keep.

In 1982, a group of soldiers awaits the end of the war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands. Cut off from the main base and facing possible death, they spend their last days in a trench reflecting on the meaning of war, death, and their own identities.

After making a deal that could clear his debts and free him from the criminal underworld, Fabián sets off for home. But a shadow lingers at his side, and the night that began as a path to freedom is about to become endless.

This audiovisual work is the production of the collective creative process experienced during the Socio-Educational Practice: “Community Cinema: Practices, Knowledge and Territory” in Villa “La Esperanza”, El Médano, Rawson, San Juan, August 2024

Ivana is stalked by an entity in her room at night. The girl's mother ignores her daughter's request for help while the supernatural manifestations increase.

A young woman passionate about music leaves everything for it, putting aside her family and a lover.

A boy helps his brother achieve his dream: to become the fastest driver in the world.

So-and-so, a bartender used to being a secondary character, will use the powers of the script to become a superhero and the protagonist of the story.

Believing that his death is near, a millionaire who lives in Argentina brings three girls to benefit them in his will and they end up falling in love with three Argentines.

Based on a discursive analysis of historical right-wing forces in Argentina and around the world, the objective is to situate the current Argentine government in the context of a resurgence of reactionary thinking, as well as to warn of the country's potential direction.

Daniel, a smuggler is chased by a policeman. In his escape are helped by the messages that his lover transmits to him in code by means of the tangos that sings in a radio program. To hide himself, he pretends to be a teacher in a small town in Entre Ríos, and by the time he discovers it, the police have already faced a new life.

Romance - with its ruptures and reunions - between a girl and a boy who want to succeed with the tango.

The plot of the film focuses on the decline of a long-time footballer at Club Boca Juniors. A player who does not change colors and can not conceive of any alternative but to play in the club of which he is fan fanatic.

A single mother is unjustly detained by the police. A lawyer, son of the judge in the case, falls in love with her.