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Martín Benchimol
Martín Benchimol (Argentina, 1985) is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who graduated from and teaches at the University of Buenos Aires. Alongside Pablo Aparo, he directed the documentaries The Dread (2017) and The River People (2012). In 2022, he released the short film A Robust Heart.
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The river people · 2013The river people
★ 5.32013
MovieDocumentary
Ernestina is a small town of 150 people whose peculiar inhabitants are deeply concerned by the acts of vandalism perpetrated by the people who go bathe in the river. They decide to hire private security. What is really going on in Ernestina? A suspenseful, humorous and endearing documentary about the dynamics of these small-town people.
The Castle · 2023The Castle
★ 6.32023
MovieDramaDocumentary
Having worked as a housekeeper all her life, Justina inherits from her former employer a mansion in the middle of the Argentinian pampas. Under one condition: she must never leave. In this modern fairy tale, Justina and her daughter Alexia will face the challenges of keeping that promise alive.
The Dread · 2017The Dread
★ 6.62017
MovieDocumentary
The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They have almost as many cures for ailments and illnesses as there are residents in the village. 65 year old Jorge can also cure the most dreaded ailment of them all, the much feared espanto.
El malestar · 2022El malestar
★ 5.02022
MovieDocumentary
Reas · 2024Reas
★ 8.62024
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Gentle or rough, blonde or shaved, cis or trans, long term inmates or those newly admitted: women re-enact their lives in a Buenos Aires prison, in trance and balance, voguing and singing. A hybrid musical and charming piece of collective empowerment.
Las chicas de tía · 2021Las chicas de tía
2021
MovieComedyDrama
Una casa lejos · 2021Una casa lejos
★ 6.02021
MovieDrama
A Robust Heart · 2022A Robust Heart
2022
MovieDocumentary
Against a pristine blue background, butchers working in an Argentine abattoir talk about their work—how to cut a heart from a carcass, for example—but mostly about their private lives. With the fresh blood still on their white aprons, they engage in short conversations that touch on fathers and children (or their absence), on motivations and on deepest fears.
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Una casa lejos · 2021Una casa lejos
★ 6.02021
MovieDrama
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