
Federico Veiroj
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Biography
Federico Veiroj (born 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He studied Communications at the Catholic University of Uruguay. Two of his films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film: A Useful Life (2010) and The Moneychanger (2019).
Known For

Eva and Fabián are twin siblings about to reach adulthood. One summer night, they become involved in a tragic accident. However, their lives and specific circumstances are opaque, and only the two siblings and Mabel, their mother, seem to know them.
Subsuelo
Victor confides his intentions to leave the company to Rafael and dies suddenly. Andy, his son, claims the inheritance. Andy is determined to sell the factory. Rafael and Marcela are forced to create a gang to recover the company.
The Band

A young man navigates the bureaucracy of the Catholic Church when he tries to renounce his faith.
The Apostate

At the age of 13, Rafael Bregman has already lost his virginity, but has never kissed a girl. With his pimple-riddled face, his dysfunctional family, and a lowered self-esteem, getting this much anticipated first kiss proves trickier than expected. It's now time for Rafa to build up some self confidence and attract the attention of his class mate, Nicole...
Acne

Federico Veiroj’s fourth feature examines the many, often contradictory layers that make up one’s persona, in this case, a single dad and acclaimed artist who must learn to balance family with creativity.
Belmonte

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
Whisky

Humberto Brause takes advantage of Uruguay’s poor economy by specializing in offshore money laundering. Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.
The Moneychanger

A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life as the cinema he's worked at for over 25 years faces closure.
A Useful Life

It's been four years since Sofia disappeared. Now, for the first time, she will have to tell her story.
Sofía

24 hours in the life of three street youths in Montevideo. Three teenage guys try to figure out what they're supposed to be doing with their lives in this drama from Uruguay that puts the emphasis on character over narrative.
25 Watts

Two friends wake up on January 6th, they have breakfast, they take a shower, they play boggle, and they get presents from the Three Wise Men. This film includes fragments from “December 31st” (1996) which was made by the same team.
January 6th

A young man in Uruguay has trouble expressing himself verbally. As the lead singer in a band, he interacts with the world through his music.
Hiroshima

Two friends staying at a summer house find a strange animal in front of the house looking at them, and they discuss what to do with it.
Víctor and the chosen ones

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De vuelta a casa

It's Saturday night, Nico and Parker have nothing better to do than wait outside of the Fire Department, waiting for an emergency to follow.
Nico & Parker

Roque and Cristian have no special plans for the day.
December 31st

13-year-old Rafael Bregman prepares for his bar mitzvah in the Jewish community of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Bregman, el siguiente

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Too Much Diving

Rogelio (8) wants to unravel the mystery of death. When his parents send him off to Yucatán, he meets the Xibalba Monster, an old hermit who is sick but has made a deal with the Lords of the Underworld to remain amongst the living.
Xibalba Monster

A guy and his motorcycle talk us about his life