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Synopsis: In Latin America, 300 million pregnant people do not have the right to interrupt their pregnancy, they must do so clandestinely and in this attempt at least one woman dies every day. "Let it be law" tells of the fight for legal abortion in Argentina, where a thousand women abort a day. During 2018, when the Bill for the Campaign to have Legal, Safe and Free Abortion was presented for the seventh time, an unprecedented debate was generated that divided and crossed the entire society without distinguishing social classes or party affiliations. The film begins with the half-sanction of the Chamber of Deputies; continues through the story of the protagonists on a journey of 4000 kilometers by car, looking for hundreds of testimonies and voices of women who have this fight in common, and ends with the rejection of the Senate, although instead of an end it is a new beginning. Those who call themselves "pro-life" have won a battle, but Argentine women will not give up. Their unwavering determination and their struggle, full of life, show us that rights are won on the street. Director: Juan Solanas Country: Argentina Year: 2019 Genre: Documentary film Duration: 85 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Lucas (17) and Gilda (20) travel to a small coastal town to try to fulfill the last wish of their recently deceased mother: to deposit her remains in the sea. Unfortunately, the only "remainder" they have is her prosthetic hand, although as Gilda says "it doesn't matter, as long as we get rid of it." Ready to go home, a national transport strike leaves them stranded in town. Lucas, obsessed with bodybuilding and contact fights, finds fertile land on the coast to explore his sexuality and the limits of his body. Gilda, still affected by her recent stay in a rehabilitation center and obsessed with her "bad energy "She tests countless therapies and divination methods to try to find some meaning in the world around her. Trapped in limbo, they must confront the empty space left by their mother's suicide, at the same time that they say goodbye to their adolescence and They face the ambiguity of life, death and fitness. Director: Mateo Bendesky Country: Argentina Year: 2019 Genre: Drama/ Comedia Duration: 82 minutos Cast: -
Synopsis: Martín and Laura are just over thirty-five years old. When they were teenagers they had a son, Pablo, who is now eighteen. Coincidentally, Laura, Pablo and Martín meet at Villa Gesell -in the same building- to spend a few days of vacation by the sea at the beginning of the summer. This trip will be the opportunity for Martín and Laura not only to fall in love again but also to recognize each other as Pablo's parents. Las Vegas is a comedy about the passage of time and memories of the past, but also about the idea of growth and recognition of adulthood. It is a reflection of what it means to be a parent and what it is to be a child, it is a look at the future as a territory of infinite possibilities. Director: Juan Villegas Country: Argentina Year: 2018 Genre: Comedy Duration: 75 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Early nineties in Buenos Aires. Amanda is 10 years old and has two younger siblings and separated parents with whom the children live alternately. When they are with their father, Amanda is forced to take the place of an adult and take care of everyone, as she can, since Gustavo is a rather particular guy who loves his children just a little more than himself. But one day, her mother proposes an alternative outside the country, away from her father's messy life, and that proposal puts Amanda in check. Director: Ana Garcia Blaya Country: Argentina Year: 2019 Genre: Drama/ Comedy Duration: 85 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Miguel, a petty thief, regrets having seriously injured a woman when snatching her wallet. He tries to redeem the damage he did but his past haunts him preventing him from starting a new life. El Motoarrebatador is a social X-ray of Tucumán but it is also a funny and ambiguous film about the fate of two characters who are struggling with their own secrets and contradictions. Director: Agustín Toscano Country: Argentina Year: 2018 Genre: Drama Duration: 94 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Perrone's devotion to Pasolini has always been explicit. But the deliberate tributes in P3nd3jo5 and Ragazzi were insufficient to such an extent that a simile of the Italian director now reincarnates in Ituizangó. First in a casting where the candidates recite Dylan Thomas and then in walks through the center of the city of the director in the middle the seduction of youngsters, sometimes accompanied by a Verlaine poem as a sound background. Director: Raúl Perrone Country: Argentina Year: 2018 Género: Drama Duration: 67 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Alanis is a prostitute and an exploited young woman. She is also the mother of a small son who lives in an apartment with her friend Gisela. One day, unknown men come to the apartment with false identities and pose as clients to interrogate Alanis and Gisela with the motives of closing the rent of the apartment. From there, Alanis must fight to survive in a society that dehumanizes her. Despite various difficulties, she refuses to give up and must face the harshness of her situation. Director: Anahí Berneri Country: Argentina Year: 2017 Genre: Drama Duration: 82 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Belmonte, interested in portraying the human being, has a painting exhibition at the Museum of Visual Arts in Montevideo but he is busier thinking about the changes that his family is experiencing: his ex-wife is pregnant as a result of her relationship with another man. He also perceives that his daughter, Celeste, will spend less time with him when her brother is born. Belmonte needs to organize to spend time with his daughter: prepare her lunch, accompany her to school and, above all, begin to share his inner world with her without hiding his worries, even if they are typical for an adult. Director: Federico Veiroj Country: Uruguay Year: 2018 Genre: Drama Duration: 75 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: André es un chico que vive en un barrio industrial en Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil; cerca de una antigua fábrica de aluminio. Luego del accidente de uno de los trabajadores de la fábrica, Cristiano –un obrero extranjero con un pasado turbulento en el barrio-, André descubre por casualidad un misterioso cuaderno que contiene notas de Cristiano para el grupo teatral de la fábrica y anécdotas de vida de los demás trabajadores. La película se sumerge en la vida de Cristiano. Y lo que vemos y escuchamos a partir de ese momento es una historia épica. ARABIA refleja la historia de un trabajador cuya felicidad y sufrimientos revelan desde otro punto de vista la trama social de Brasil y que tiene que ver con el desarrollo económico en los últimos diez años de ese país. Director: Anahí Berneri Country: Brasil Year: 2017 Genre: Drama Duration: 97 minutes Cast: -
Synopsis: Lyne's passionate but uncertain analysis of the 'teen' genre has the air of a nature documentary. (...) His passion for the genre is evident, and his theories are presented with a rigor that shows the respect that he feels the films deserve. Director: Charlie Lyne Country: Argentina Year: 2014 Genre: Documentary film Duration: 89 minutes Cast:
