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Cuba plástica

A journey through the hottest conflicts of the last Cuban decade. The fall of the USSR, the special period, the blockade, the visit of the Pope, prostitution, racism, the rafters, are just some of the themes that the most important plastic artists of the island address in a crude, direct and profound way. through his paintings.

Germán

Germán Abdala es un luchador y a través de su incansable pelea contra el cáncer y lo peor de la política, se narran los últimos quince años de la República Argentina. Germán Abdala is a fighter and through his tireless fight against cancer and the worst of politics, the last fifteen years of the Argentine Republic are narrated.

Rerum Novarum

Near Luján, the Rerum Novarum music band, composer of former workers of the Flandria cotton plant, continues playing nowadays, in spite of the shutdown of the factory. The old musicians struggle with passion in the need to maintain an identity, in a present where the social values seem to have to disappear. The old workers-musicians, receive "Our Lady of Luján" playing "Oh, María", remembering the early days of the town, of the factory, and of their own lives. They recall an idealistic past, where a Flandria worker used to receive a salary equal to that of a bank manager. They visit the closed factory -once source for employment for thousands of workers- with the knowledge that the country that they helped to build no longer exists. The old musicians gather to enjoy their friendship in the celebration of the 63rd anniversary of the band, while they fight against the ghosts of the economical crisis and social disintegration.

The Boss: Anatomy of a Crime

This incredibly disturbing story follows the exploitation of an apprentice butcher, Hermógenes, and his trial after he murders his boss in broad daylight. Hermógenes, a farmhand from northern Argentina, relocates to Buenos Aires in search of a better life for himself and his young wife, but soon finds himself at the mercy of a corrupt boss. The film is based on a thorough investigation of a real event that happened in Buenos Aires 10 years ago. Almost every scene in the film is inspired by real facts or based on well documented daily practices of the “meat business” and its environment. Both a shocking exposé of unscrupulous practices in the meat industry and a heart-wrenching personal story, El Patrón became one of the most successful Argentine films of 2014.

Little Lies

Amidst the problems in their childless marriage, Matías and Eva try their hand at matchmaking, setting up their friend Barbara with the man who seems perfect, Julián. Once they realize that Julian is not what he seems, they try to warn Barbara away, but she may already be too infatuated.

El marfil

A family man is visited by an old friend who brings with him a strange amulet that has the power to grant three wishes to only three men. The mysterious friend leaves the family in charge of the amulet, warning them of the dangers of using it, but when the father decides to make his first wish, tragedy strikes.

A Silent Death

Octavio, a hunting guide from southern Argentina, desperately fights to clarify the death of his niece Sofía, discovered shot in the hunting preserve where he works. The shot bursts into the darkness, unleashing an enigma that shakes the entire town. Octavio will be forced to unravel what really happened that night and thus confront a truth that threatens to change everything forever.

The Crimes That Bind

When her son is accused of raping and trying to murder his ex-wife, Alicia embarks on a journey that will change her life forever.

The Wrath of God

Convinced the tragic deaths of her loved ones were orchestrated by a famous novelist she worked for, Luciana turns to a journalist to expose her truth.

The Son

Painter Lorenzo's life spirals out of control as he fears his wife is trying to isolate him from their infant son.

Maytland

Víctor Maytland is approaching the end of his career. After years of work, his producer decides to stop financing his pornographic films, overflowing with narrative ideas and social content. His curious craft seems to be dying. In the shadows of his studio, during nights of desperation and obsessive writing, surrounded by papers and clouds of tobacco, he begins to shape a new project, the most absurd and crazy of his life. And so, with the meager resources he manages to gather, he sets out to undertake one last challenge: to make one last film, this time based on his memories as a young Peronist activist.

Que sea rock

A look into Argentina's rock scene post-Cromañon's tragedy. It does not just present the most popular songs by soloists and bands featured in the film, but it goes backstage and shows the artists’ private world, how they write their music, where they live, how they became what they are and what their dreams are.

Mundo Alas

Argentine audiovisual documentary based on a musical tour carried out between 2007 and 2008 by León Gieco along with a group of young artists with disabilities from different provinces of Argentina. The film combines music, singing, dance, and painting, along with the life stories of the protagonists.

Natacha, The Movie

Eight-year-old Natacha and her best friend launch a love-letter service to raise money to help a stray dog.