Diarios de motocicleta 21 Sep 2005 Director: Walter Salles USA, Germany, UK, Argentina, Chile, Peru, France 2004 128 min Based on the diaries of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, this is the story of two Argentinean friends who travel across South America on the back of a rickety motorcycle. It is a thrilling and inspirational journey that… Continue reading The Motorcycle Diaries
Tag: Argentina
Only Human
Seres queridos 14 Dec 2005 Director: Dominic Harari & Teresa Pelegri Spain, Argentina, Portugal, UK 2004 89 min Jewish humour meets Spanish screwball comedy in this farce set in an eccentric family in Madrid. Leni is bringing her fiancé Rafi to meet her Jewish family. She has neglected to inform her mother that Rafi is… Continue reading Only Human
Las Acacias
16 Jan 2013 Director: Pablo Giorgelli Argentina 2011 82 min Simple and taciturn, this gentle drama unfolds almost languorously as the protagonist’s lumber truck covers mile after mile of Argentinean highway. Long distance lorry driver Rubén (German de Silva) is told by his boss that he must take a woman and her infant child with… Continue reading Las Acacias
Embrace of the Serpent
1 Mar 2017 Director: Ciro Guerra Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela 2015 122 min A breathtaking odyssey through the Colombian Amazon region, Embrace of The Serpent details the quests of two European explorers searching independently for a flower alleged to have healing properties. Taking inspiration from the real-life journals kept by these men, we travel with them… Continue reading Embrace of the Serpent
Wild Tales
16 Dec 2015 Director: Damian Szifron Argentina, Spain 2014 122 min Szifrón’s zesty black comedy weaves together six short tales of individuals on the verge of a complete meltdown. Frustrated by petty bureaucracy, incensed by a cheating husband, emboldened by extreme road rage or sickened by a desperately unfair and corrupt society, various individuals decide… Continue reading Wild Tales
Wakolda
04 Mar 2015 Director: Lucia Puenzo Argentina, France, Spain, Norway 2013 93 min Lilith and her family move to Patagonia where her parents are taking control of a lakeside hotel. Coinciding with their arrival in the town is a visiting doctor, Helmut Gregor, from Germany who moves into the hotel while he waits for his… Continue reading Wakolda
El Secreto de sus Ojos – The Secret In Their Eyes
02 Mar 11 Director: Juan José Campanella Argentina 2009 127 min Separated by time and circumstance, retired criminal-court employee Benjamín (Ricardo Darín) and his former superior (and unrequited love), Irene (Soledad Villamil), revisit an unresolved case from years before. It’s a lurid tale of a woman raped and murdered, a doting husband who wanted revenge… Continue reading El Secreto de sus Ojos – The Secret In Their Eyes
XXY
21 Jan 2009 Director: Lucía Puenzo Argentina, France, Spain 2007 90 min Alex is a 15 year old with a hermaphroditic condition, possessing both male and female genitalia. She lives as a girl but as puberty approaches her sexual identity threatens to impact on both Alex and her family. Her parents move from Argentina to… Continue reading XXY
1976
3 January 2024 Chile/Argentina 2023 97 Minutes Director: Manuela Martelli Certificate 15 – strong language In the coastal Chilean town of Las Cruces during the third year of Pinochet’s dictatorship, a middle-aged woman named Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) finds herself thrown into a dangerous situation that aligns her with the opposition movement. While renovating her family’s… Continue reading 1976