Discoveries from Argentina World Cinema

Behind a castle supposedly inhabited by ghosts hides a secret laboratory.

Early 1900’s. In a rural provincial town, a well-to-do and religious family falls apart revealing hidden tensions between brother and sister.

Alejandro is an ordinary man, in the year 2018 he has a unique opportunity: to travel in a very close way along a Buddhist monk who lived 50 years in the Himalayas and accompanied the most recognized masters of Tibetan Buddhism

Off-screen, a character asks the person on camera for a favor. This other character finds it difficult to fulfill it. They are mother and son.

I relived the most dramatic and exciting final in the history of the World Cup, told by its protagonists.

Juana is a young waitress who is working alone in the new year. When midnight approaches, a very strange diner arrives at the bar.

Isidro (55), a lonely and isolated man, spends his time chasing a human trafficking network that hides beneath a popular urban legend.

A young woman proposes to the passengers of a full bus a change in seats. On the trip they will discover that, regardless of the result, it is always good to review the established order.

Extreme urban violence reigns in Argentina. Senator Beccar Varela rises as the only way to stop violence with his "zero tolerance" politic. People doesn't suspect that Beccar is the head of the nazi gang that causes the violence. When members of the gang torture and rape a retarded man, a mysterious Masked avenger begins his brutal revenge against the gangs and the corrupt politics.

Each love story in the film takes us to a different past, from a different present. The hope for a bright future is an illusion that keeps us expecting, as it unleashes the anguish of waiting for something extraordinary to happen. In this strange time, shaped by memory pieces and by what could have happened but didn’t, is where the characters of the film inhabit, awaiting the arrival of the future. The storyteller in “In the Future” is a ghost. My ghost. The film explores several love stories, both heterosexual and homosexual, in different pasts and presents, focusing on memory and what might have happened.

María and Paula get together to throw a party in an empty house in the suburbs of Buenos Aires. Between chats and beers, they wait for Lucas, the third point of the triangle, who will break the peace of that hot afternoon.

After running over a young man with her car, a girl is forced to kiss him for 30 seconds, in order not to pay the expensive fine.

A police officer joins a gang of smugglers to try to unmask its members.

Dionisio, a young man from Chaco in Buenos Aires to support his family, works as an apprentice in a workshop. Isolated and mistreated, he finds comfort in a stray dog, but workplace conflicts threaten their bond and force him to confront the abuse.

Clara is on her way out of the city on a family trip to the outskirts. She receives a message from Martina, her childhood friend, the person she'd been with the night of the tragedy at the República Cromañón club, bringing the idea of motherhood into the foreground. This shot of the present day and reality in a series of WhatsApp texts, home videos and family lunches sparks an exhaustive look back at her own adolescence and that of her friends in a city ravaged by the crisis and by a tragedy.

Vicente Duarte commits his first crime. The victim is a young, attractive woman whom the criminal had never met. From his initial foray into the world of crime, Duarte feels a kind of inner serenity, which will drive him to continue committing more crimes.

It Can Be Funny brings together the most representative comedians of the Buenos Aires scene to talk about comedy, from the creation of a joke, the search for one's own voice, the staging and the meeting with the audience.

Intimate and fragmented moments unfold in a community of zoos and animal rescue centers across Argentina. As histories of these institutions are uncovered, dedicated workers commit both day and night to caring for the remaining enclosed animals, fostering a mutual bond that transcends imagined boundaries between human and animal.

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

A singer is kidnapped by a rancher and her boyfriend comes to rescue her.

Rodrigo, an introverted and obsessive writer, takes refuge in his imaginary world and in “brown noise,” a concentration technique that isolates him from reality. His relationship with Abril, an empathetic nurse, deteriorates as his obsession grows, leading him to falsely accuse her and, ultimately, to lose her. Although he finds the inspiration he had been searching for, he realizes that his selfishness has cost him the love of his life.

The winning short films of the "Historias Breves 24" competition

Mariana, 15, escapes the violence of her home in Santa Fe. She embarks on a search for her biological father and takes refuge in an orphanage where she finds affection from a distant relative. On his journey through the interior of the province, he discovers its inner strength.

Set in the 1930s, the eldest son of a wealthy family falls in love with a young woman who emigrated from Spain and works at home as a maid.

Documentary film about the "zanja de Alsina", a long trench dug in the Argentinian Pampa in 1876 as way to separate the "civilized" from the "barbarians" during the massacre of indigenous peoples known as "campaña del desierto".

Four young friends play hooky from class, and get locked in the school basement by the class snitch.

A woman is reading on a deserted beach when a strange sound coming from the sea catches her attention. As she seeks its source, another woman in a red bikini appears nearby. Their eyes connect, and a fleeting spark of desire ignites between them.

Breif essay about the present, cinema, Buenos Aires, and humanity..

A jealous Italian father, a daughter, a fiancee and a double that takes his place.

Some years from the life of a neighborhood tough in Buenos Aires around 1915.

The actions of three medical friends to face situations in a context of boredom. Original music by Gustavo Cerati.

The host of a folk music radio program risks his life by reporting on clashes between police and guerrillas.

It is the story of three boys who can change the gruesome destiny of their lives through love.

Wildfires ravage the province of Córdoba, a phenomenon that has intensified in recent years. Firefighters and residents work tirelessly to minimize losses. Behind the relentless flames lie the developmental ambitions of the agricultural and real estate sectors, advancing without regard for the interests of those who live there.

"Cáscara" is a contemporary dance piece composed for Vórtice company and directed by Luciano Cejas.

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.

A revue theater company alters the mayor's life when it arrives in his town.

Baltasar Espinosa, a medical student, accepts an invitation from his cousin to spend the summer at his estate. However, a torrential downpour floods the fields, leaving him stranded with the Gutre family, a group of laborers. During their isolation, Baltasar reads "The Gospel According to Mark" to them, leading to unexpected and profound consequences.

Pilar lives in the south. She recently lost her father and is now on her own. María came to visit her, to keep her company and take a break from the boyfriend she's on the point of leaving. Neither has the wherewithal to comfort the other. Neither knows what they want. They barely know what they don't want. They don't want to go back to their lives. They don't want to think about the future. They don't want to be alone. They don't want their holiday to end. A timber yard about to close, a horse and a dog, a few men, a little alcohol and the cold waters of the southern lakes.

It is the story of "Pato" (Topa) and Pirucha (Muni), who together with a famous music group called La Pandilla de Sol, join forces to save the children of the "Home at the End of the World" from eviction. The film will advance through adventures, songs and stories until reaching an emotional, surprising and spectacular ending.

At the exit of a bowling alley, two young friends have to face a series of conflictive situations...

A shepherd leads its sheeps to the top of the mountain in search of a special moment.

Tells the irruption of a John Lennon impersonator, whom a stunt manager presents as the real idol, deceiving a famous television host who plans fearsome revenge.

Argentinian, 65 years old, single. Marcos makes arranges with the police, with inspectors and works for a textile businessman linked to major brands. His clandestine workshop works perfectly until he hire two illegal immigrants recently arrived from Bolivia.

Elisa leads her friend Leonora into an art studio. While her friend acts like an ill-at-ease guest, Elisa navigates the chaotic space with ease and, amid the paintings and the hidden corners, uncovers a stack of love letters with no addressee. Fascinated, the two friends begin to recite them, unaware that those words hide a secret involving one of them.

Milton Douglas writes a story where he is the protagonist. His character finds pages throughout the day, which narrate events that will inevitably happen to him, culminating in his murder. Milton Douglas also dies without knowing he is a character in a story.

Love will reveal the double life of a woman who is a scientist by day and a singer by night.