Esteban Courtalón
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Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.
Sub terra

Harvey, an old man from Scotland lives with his young son and daughter in an isolated house in Patagonia. Upon arrival of the emissaries of a development corporation he promptly stands against them by building a large fence (alambrado). A debut rich with sensibility and violent physicality, an unusual film of wind, isolation, loneliness, desolation ... and madness.
Barbed Wire

A man’s enthusiasm turns into greed and causes trouble for his family.
Enthusiasm

Silvio, a young poet and inventor, struggles to find employment and to give meaning to his life. Silvio has a homosexual relationship, which leaves him traumatized.
The Angry Toy

Traveling dentist O'Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the 'Eversmile' foundation of New Jersey, in a fight not only against cavities, but also against fear, ignorance, indifference - and established antediluvian dentists. During a stop at a lonesome garage he meets Estella, who is supposed to marry a few days later. However she'd rather come with him - to meet a former boyfriend in another town, she says. Expecting problems, he refuses to take her, but she tricks him into it and then tries hard to convince him of her qualities and let her stay with him.
Eversmile New Jersey

Children come to a hospital to visit their dying father they haven't seen for 8 years. They try to recover their relationships before he dies.
Our Father

A thief asks his wife to visit him in prison, she goes without imagining that he is planning his escape.
Un ladrón y su mujer

The life-story of Chilean author María Luisa Bombal, intertwined with the plot of her own novel "La última niebla".
María Luisa en la niebla

Four desperate men decide to rob a provincial bank. The plan is carried out, but something goes wrong and they must flee. Little by little, the victims become victimizers as they pursue the gang.
Siempre es difícil volver a casa

Buenos Aires movie director, very fond of the legend of the King of Patagonia and Araucania, decides to make a movie about it. Despite of financial troubles, technical problems, misfortune and desertions, he undertakes the journey to Patagonia for the film with a second-rate actor company. Neglected by the producer and shortly after by the company, he will make the movie alone, in a surreal landscape like mad.
A King and His Movie

The businessman who sends the first Chilean astronaut into outer space can't quite come up with the money to bring the adventurer back.
Chile Can Do It

Two journalists start a documentary with the question ¿What happened to Argentina?
Memorias y olvidos
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Reencuentro

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Un film sobre Juan L. Ortiz

When a Coya miner confronts the foreman at a ranch in Jujuy, the owner's son tries to resolve the issues.
La última siembra

Ignacio is known as El Iluminado de la Esmeralda (The Enlightened One of the Emerald) for his healing powers. Urged by the eviction of the house where he lives, he decides to charge for his services with an illusionist. What he ends up with is being mistreated and taken advantage of by others, even ending up in jail. After regaining his freedom, he goes mad.
El iluminado

Documentary short film that portrays the taming of horses.
La doma

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Reverendo

A politically charged film, where a series of archetypal characters are presented.
The Wedding

This masterpiece focuses on the importance of the train in Argentine life and was filmed at the Santa Fe train terminal.