
Rodrigo Plá
Directing
Biography
Rodrigo Plá (Montevideo, 1968) is a Uruguayan screenwriter and director. Plá studied photography, screenwriting and direction in Mexico City. In 2007 he directed La Zona (The Zone) which received the Venice Film Festival's award for best debut feature. His 2012 film The Delay was selected as the Uruguayan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards.
Known For

Through the perspective of the Parras, a family of lineage and lineage, it will be shown that not everything is as it seems, while they do everything possible to maintain the appearances of their own "paradise" of life.
Sierra Madre: No Trespassing

Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.
The Zone

Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck he uses to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.
Neon Bull

To redeem himself from a great sin, a man dedicates himself to building a church.
The Desert Within

Made up of 10 short films, 'Revolucion' analyzes through the eyes of the directors what is the revolution today and what it means to the young minds of Mexico.
Revolución

When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a critical stage, she races to secure the insurance company’s approval for the care that can help him.
A Monster with a Thousand Heads

In 2027 Brazil, civil servant Joana mainly deals with divorce cases. As a member of a branch of evangelical Christians known as the Divino Amor group, she uses her position to offer a kind of physical therapy to couples who want to separate. Although Joana and her husband Danilo regularly consummate their marriage, neither her constant prayers nor any other methods of assistance seem to be able to fulfill their desire for a child.
Divine Love

Elena is a single mother dependant on Social Services. Her son Tom has behaviour issues and is stigmatised at school as a "problem child". An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and given psychiatric medication, but a strange accident alerts his mother as to their side effects. When she refuses to continue administering the drugs to him, Social Services threaten to take Tom from her.
The Other Tom

This is the story of Pablo, a young uruguayan exiled in México, whose father was disappeared during the military dictatorship.
The Eye on the Nape

Agustín forgets things; he is aging and he knows it. María is never alone: she watches over everyone, sleeps very little, and works too much. She’s increasingly overwhelmed. One day, on impulse, María decides to abandon Agustín.