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Forced to marry a slave trader and live on his decaying farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, young Beatriz faces physical and emotional unrest beyond her years in this lyrical and nuanced historical mood piece from director Daniela Thomas. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**,. "*A striking visual beauty.*" - David Rooney, ***The Hollywood Reporter***
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The story of a young woman with Down syndrome who lives a happy, routine life in Buenos Aires, being meticulously cared for by her mother Dora. One tragic morning, everything changes when Anita is left alone, confused and helpless after the nearby Argentine Israelite Mutual Association is bombed (the deadliest bombing in Argentina's history). As Anita wanders through the city, she learns not only to care for herself, but touches the lives of those around her. Audience Choice Award winner at the **Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival** and the **Chicago Latino Film Festival**.
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A young Buenos Aires mother finds employment as a sex worker and struggles to live under the same laws that are supposed to protect her. Winner of Best Film at the **Havana Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festiva**l. "*Whatever preconceived notions about sex industry workers that accompany you into the theatre are bound to be shattered, thanks in large part to Ms. Gala's frank and tender performance.*" - Scott Marks, ***San Diego Reader***
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Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought. Winner of the Critics Week Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2015 **Cannes Film Festival**. *A fierce performance from Dolores Fonzi..* - Ben Kenigsberg, ***Variety***
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Clara, a vibrant former music critic, avid swimmer, grandmother, cancer survivor, willing lover and widow with flowing tresses, is the only remaining apartment owner in a beautiful older building targeted for demolition by ruthless luxury high-rise developers. As the builders' tactics to remove Clara become increasingly hostile, Clara proves to be a force to be reckoned with. Nominated for the Palm d'Or and the Queer Palm at the **Cannes Film Festival**. AQUARIUS was also nominated for Best International Film at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. *"AQUARIUS is a marvelous and surprising act of portraiture, a long, unhurried encounter with a single, complicated person."* - A.O. Scott, ***The New York Times***
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In a constant state of anxiety, a celebrated actress obsessively distracts herself from preparing for her career-defining one-woman show. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Nominated for the Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Category at the **Sarasota Film Festival.**
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Andrés Centeno, a young factory worker, spends his nights working long night shifts, leaving him in a continuous state of drowsiness. Andrés has lost its way and forgotten his teenage dreams. He realizes that although he hasn't made the right choices, it's not too late to make amends. Nominated for Best Dramatic Feature at the **Stockholm Independent Film Festival**.
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A middle-class couple slowly succumbs to the allures of entrepreneurship and the horrors of a schizophrenic job market. As Helena starts a new business venture, her white-collar husband Otávio is let go from his job. Determined to stay afloat, Otávio goes on a series of ego-crushing job interviews and is forced to adapt to the needs of a new economy. Helena, now the family's breadwinner, discovers that the building housing her store has a sinister past. Nominated for the Golden Camera at the **Cannes Film Festival** and Emerging Visions Audience Award at the **SXSW Film Festival**. *"Hard Labor is a smart, sneaky little shocker whose subtexts add depth to its haunted-house framework."* - Noel Murray, ***Film Journal International***
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During the final months of Argentinian Military Dictatorship in 1983, a high school teacher sets out to find out who the mother of her adopted daughter is. Winner of Best Foreign Language Film at the **Academy Awards,** and **Golden Globes.** Winner of Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and Best Actress at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"The Official Story is part polemic, part thriller, part tragedy. It belongs on the list with films like Z, Missing and El Norte, which examine the human aspects of political unrest." - Roger Ebert, **Chicago Sun-Times***
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A dazzling and delightful mystery about love and its follies from filmmaker Matías Piñeiro. VIOLA follows a young woman who joins a small Shakespeare theater company in Buenos Aires and becomes entangled in a seductive roundelay of romantic dalliances, intrigue and revelation. Official Selection at **Toronto International Film Festival** and the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"Piñeiro's bold but graceful camera movements, exploring space with unselfconscious joy, speak to a young filmmaker's emerging mastery." - Tom Keogh, **Seattle Times***
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Wild, sensual and utterly transporting, NEON BULL unfolds within the world of the vaquejada, a traditional exhibition sport in which cowboys try to pull bulls to the ground by their tails. NEON BULL explores the vaquejada through the eyes of Iremar, a handsome cowboy who works the events. While he's not afraid to get his hands dirty, Iremar's real dream is to design exotic outfits for dancers. Winner of a Venice Horizons Award at the **Venice Film Festival**. Winner of a Platform Prize at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*Visually ravishing and sexually provocative, Neon Bull offers an unforgettable portrait of a changing Brazil, at once earthy and arty.*" - Peter Howell, ***Toronto Star***
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Teresa, a former maid, embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous "Saint Correa", she loses her bag with all her belongings. This unexpected incident leads her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman and the only person who can help Teresa find her bag. What seemed like the end of her world will ultimately prove to be her salvation. Nominated for a Golden Camera Award and a Un Certain Regard Award at the **Cannes Film Festival**. *"This is one of the great screen romances in recent memory." - Scott Marks, **San Diego Reader***
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