Released Date:
2009-04-08
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Uruguay, Brazil, France
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (2139 Reviews)
Genres:
DramaCèsar Charlone
Enrique Fernèndez
In Melo, a poor Uruguayan country village near the Brazilian border, several men earn their living from contraband, mostly transported on bicycles. One of them, Beto, is getting too old for heavy freights but hopes to earn a motorbike. The idea is to build and charge money for the use of a proper lavatory at the occasion of the first-ever papal visit to Uruguay, as His Holiness is expected to pass trough Melo where he may be cheered by hordes of Catholic Brazilians.
Released Date:
2009-07-31
Languages:
Spanish, English
Countries:
Uruguay, Spain
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
(881 Reviews)
Director:
èlvaro Brechnerèlvaro Brechner
Juan Carlos Onetti (short story)
Gary Piquer
Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince", make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm, the local newspaper wants to sponsor the fight, helping hands placard the town with posters, and an open call is made for a worthy adversary. Ever so resourceful, Orsini knows how to find the right combatant, but fishing in Santa Maria could lead to a bigger catch than he'd hoped for.
Released Date:
2012-09-20
Languages:
Spanish, Portuguese
Countries:
Argentina, Spain, Brazil
Runtime:
112 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (1619 Reviews)
Director:
Benjamèn èvilaGenres:
DramaBenjamèn èvila (screenplay)
Marcelo Mèller (screenplay)
Josè Luis Nacci (script doctor)
Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets Marèa, who only has one name. Based on true facts, set in the Argentina of 1979, this film is "one about love".
Released Date:
2013-04-19
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Uruguay, Colombia
Runtime:
80 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (279 Reviews)
Director:
Alfredo SoderguitFederico Ivanier (adaptation)
Sergio Lèpez Suèrez (novel)
Federico Ivanier (screenplay)
Alfredo Soderguit (screenplay)
Germèn Tejeira (screenplay)
Julièn Goyoaga (screenplay)
Alejo Schettini (screenplay)
Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old girl who does not like her name. Each part is a palindrome, which means it reads the same both forwards and backwards. Her schoolmates are always teasing her about this, especially Anina's arch-enemy Yisel, who Anina sees as an "elephant". One day, Anina and Yisel get into a playground skirmish, so the school principal disciplines them with a weird punishment: they are both given a sealed black envelope which they are not allowed to open for an entire week. Haunted by nightmares and day-dreams, Anina in her anxiousness to find out what horrible punishment awaits her, will get mixed up in a series of adventures, involving secret loves, close friendships and dreadful enemies. Without her realizing it, Anina's efforts to understand the content of the envelope turns into a journey to understand the world and her place in it.
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