Catalogue

EL AROMA DEL PASTO RECIÉN CORTADO (THE FRESHLY CUT GRASS)
Director(s): Celina Murga
Cast: Joaquín Furriel, Marina de Tavira, Romina Peluffo

Executive producer: Martin Scorsese

Pablo is a university professor married with two children. He begins a secret affair with a student without imagining the consequences. At the same time, Natalia, a female university professor, married with two daughters, jumps into a secret romance with a male student, without thinking about the outcome. Two stories that are interspersed and mirrored: one starring a man, the other a woman.

“An exploration of the sexism and misogyny that permeates relationships both at home and in the workplace, pic offers a timely look at feminism, sexism, and the subtle ways these issues affect both men and women, all through the microcosm of two marriages” – Variety

“Murga looks at those lives suddenly altered by the emergence of extraneous bodies with delicacy and a very fine power of observation, two recognized qualities of her cinema and her way of seeing the world” – La Nación
EL LLANTO (THE WAILING)
Director(s): Pedro Martín-Calero
Cast: Ester Expósito, Mathilde Ollivier, Malena Villa

Something is haunting Andrea, but no one can see it with the naked eye, not even herself. Twenty years ago, ten thousand kilometers away, the same presence terrorized Marie. Camila was the only person who could understand what was happening to her, but no one believed them. When they face this oppressive threat, all three hear the same thing: a wailing.

“The dramatic execution is steely and super-controlled, Martín-Calero making ingenious use of space, in particular with cleverly seeded glimpses of a mysterious apartment, the locale for the film’s climactic revelations” – Screen International

LINDA
Director(s): Mariana Wainstein
Cast: Eugenia Suárez, Julieta Cardinali, Rafael Spregelburd

A captivating young woman agrees to work as a maid in an affluent household. With her unique charm, she sparks attraction in each member of the family, but soon discovers that behind their seemingly happy lives lies unexpected complexity.

Premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s Discovery section (devoted to directorial debuts) this is an exploration of class, gender politics and the laws of attraction by Argentina’s newest major talent, director Mariana Wainstein, featuring a stellar cast.  Don’t be fooled by first impressions – this powerful film is a truly thought-provoking, expertly observed and tightly scripted piece of modern cinema.

the best kind of thriller, one that forces its audience to maintain rapt attention.  Wainstein and Suárez superbly reveal the pathos behind an enigmatic and tantalizing lead character” – Variety

Wainstein leaves the mystery of what might happen next up to the viewer” – Cineuropa

Scroll down for our THEATRICAL screener of this film, or click here for access to our EDITED screener.

LO QUE QUISIMOS SER
LO QUE QUISIMOS SER (WHAT WE WANTED TO BE)
Director(s): Alejandro Agresti
Cast: Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti

An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.

From one of Latin America’s most important directors: Buenos Aires Vice Versa; Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves starrer The Lake House; No somos animales, with John Cusack.

REINAS (QUEENS)
Director(s): Klaudia Reynicke
Cast: Gonzalo Molina, Jimena Lindo, Susi Sánchez

Lucia and Aurora are about to leave their country forever with their mother – and they need

their absent father to sign exit papers. It’s been convenient for Carlos to not be a dad, but now if he wants his daughters’ love, he has to earn back his place before they leave.

“Klaudia Reynicke’s compact feature Reinas deals in intimate moments with an understated charm” – The Hollywood Reporter

“An accessible, tenderly observed heartwarmer” – Screen International

“Director Klaudia Reynicke combines grounded wonder and realism for a cleverly written family story embedded into a larger historical context” – Variety

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