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Paco (2010)
, 2h8Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Norma Aleandro, Luis Luque, Andrea Galante, Sofía Gala, Claudio Rissi
The film is named after the protagonist Francisco Black aka "Paco" (Tomás Fonzi), a college student who starts using cocaine paste, a cocaine byproduct known as "paco".
The Fish Child (2009)
, 1h36Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Inés Efron, Mariela Vitale, Carlos Bardem, Arnaldo André, Ailín Salas
Lala, fille de bonne famille dans la banlieue cossue de Buenos Aires, est follement amoureuse de La Guayi, jeune et jolie paraguayenne au service de ses parents. Ensemble, elles rêvent de partir dans le village d'origine de Guayi, au bord du lac Ypoà. Mais un drame familial va brusquement les séparer...
Snuff 102 (2007)
, 1h41Origin Argentine
Genres Horror
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Films about pornography, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Animal experimentation footage is shown, followed by a video of a man dismembering a female body in a bathtub. It is implied that the man masturbates after the corpse has been sufficiently mutilated. Next, someone browses an extreme porn website, and clicks on the link for "Snuff Fantasy". Images of animals and people (mostly women) being tortured and killed clutter the screen, followed by a video of a pig being stabbed in the throat. A man asks "Until what point are you willing to watch? In other words, what do you want to watch?" A bound, bloodied and crying woman in her undergarments is shown in a washroom. She gets up, moves the shower's curtain, and screams as the door is flung open.
The Other (2007)
, 1h23Directed by Ariel Rotter
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Actors María Onetto
The film tells of Juan Desouza (Julio Chávez), a lawyer in his late 40s, who's happily married and his wife is expecting a child.
La León (2007)
, 1h20Directed by Santiago Otheguy
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
On an island in the Paraná Delta of Argentina, Álvaro (Román) works as a fisherman and a reed cutter. His homosexuality and love of books make him an outsider in the small village. The brutish El Turu (Valenzuela) captains La León, the town ferry. He views Álvaro as a threat, bullying him almost constantly. However, as the film progresses, El Turu's hidden attraction to Álvaro becomes obvious.
The Effect of Love (2007)
, 1h34Directed by Eliseo Subiela
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, HIV/AIDS in film
Actors Sofía Gala, Norma Aleandro
Mabel (Sofía Gala) is raped in the chapel of the shantytown where she lives and then she becomes a clown and a prostitute. Martín (Guillermo Pfening) is a lawyer who has recently separated from his wife and left his father's law firm. They meet and eventually fall in love, but soon after Mabel discovers she is a HIV virus carrier.
The Custodian (2007)
, 1h35Origin Argentine
Genres Drama
Rubén (Chávez) is excellent in his job, but in the midst of an existentialist crisis, he begins to suffer from the emptiness of his life - having sworn to protect Artemio (Núñez), a man who barely acknowledges his presence or merit; a man with whom, in fact, has little dialogue or contact throughout the movie, even when they share the screen most of the time.
The Road to San Diego (2006)
, 1h38Directed by Carlos Sorín
Origin Argentine
Genres Comedy
Tati Benitez (Ignacio Benitez), is a young man who lives in the Misiones Province, and an Argentine lumberjack who's been laid off at work, now making a living by collecting wood for an artisan named Silva (Miguel Gonzales Colman). Benitez is married to his pregnant wife (Paola Rotela).
Agua (2006)
, 1h29Directed by Verónica Chen
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films
Actors Gloria Carrá
Thirty-four-year-old Goyo, a former open water swimming champion, has been hiding out in the desert. Wrongly accused of doping in the Santa Fe-Coronda Marathon, a 57 kilometer river swim, he has abandoned his career and his dreams.
On Probation (2005)
, 1h52Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Luis Luque, Martín Adjemián, Alejandro Awada
The film tells of Alfredo Díaz (Luis Luque) a cop who falls in depression after discovering that his wife has been cheating on him. Mariano Silverstein (Diego Peretti), a psychologist, tries to help Alfredo deal with his problem.
The Aura (2005)
, 2h2Directed by Fabián Bielinsky
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Pablo Cedrón, Alejandro Awada, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Walter Reyno
In neo-noir fashion El Aura narrates in the first person the hallucinating voyage of Espinoza, a quiet, cynical taxidermist, who suffers epilepsy attacks, and is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.
Social Genocide (2004)
, 2hDirected by Fernando Solanas
Origin Argentine
Genres Documentary
Themes Politique, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Fernando Solanas
After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse.
Bombón El Perro (2004)
, 1h35Directed by Carlos Sorín
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Transport films, Films about dogs, Road movies, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Coco (Juan Villegas), the main character, is first seen trying to sell knives to a group of oil workers. He is a skilled craftsman, but the knives are too expensive for them. In fact, throughout the entire film, he never manages to sell a single knife, but he ends up giving two away: one to a security guard as a bribe, and one to a cabaret singer he meets on his journey.
Lost Embrace (2004)
, 1h39Directed by Daniel Burman
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Daniel Hendler, Melina Petriella, Silvina Bosco, Juan Minujín
The episodes in the life of a Jewish family in the Once neighborhood of Buenos Aires and the other shopkeepers in a low-rent commercial gallery are depicted in the story.
Good Life Delivery (2004)
, 1h33Directed by Leonardo Di Cesare
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Oscar Nuñez
This black comedy is about average people who live in González Catán, a working-class suburb southwest of Buenos Aires, and are having a hard time making a living.