Isabel Spencer

A rapturous crime fable set in the Dominican Republic, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias’ COCOTE follows Alberto, a kind-hearted gardener returning home to attend his father’s funeral. When he discovers that a powerful local figure is responsible for his father’s death, Alberto realizes that he’s been summoned by his family to avenge the murder. It’s an unthinkable act — especially for him, an Evangelical Christian. But as pressure mounts, he sees few ways out. Questions of faith, tradition and honor course through this electrifying film, which, seemingly at the speed of thought itself, jumps between film formats, colors, and aspect ratios, radically envisioning a community torn asunder by senseless violence.

Ten stories that begin the same way: a couple enters a love-hotel room.

A chef and his wife host a soiree in their luxurious colonial apartment despite a nationwide curfew. 7 friends, under quarantine, who will not be able to leave until the curfew is lifted the next morning.

As they prepare for the arrival of their first child, a middle-aged musician and florist are forced to confront a long-buried memory that may redefine the truth of their relationship.

Macario believes that his daughter is the witch responsible for the deaths of several children in the village; tormented, he takes refuge in the mountains to sacrifice her.

A young priest is sent to a desolate town near the border of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. There he meets a young prostitute, thus unleashing a series of events and conflicts after discovering a network of human trafficking.

When an electrical job goes wrong, a cynical electrician must accept help from a spirit to bury the evidence of a fatal accident.

After the suicide of her husband, Ramona takes over the debt that he left, but Yovanny his problematic son makes it difficult, following in his father's footsteps in rooster fight bets.