Latin American Films
Displaying 35 films
Alamar
Before their inevitable farewell, Jorge, a young man of Mayan roots, and Natan, his half-Italian son, spend time together living off the Banco Chinchorro coral reef.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
A feature documentary-based time capsule concerning Paris and New York between 1969 and 1973 and viewed through the eyes of Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the dominant fashion illustrator of the time, and...
Bad Day to Go Fishing
The former strongest man on earth and his crafty manager tour small South American towns staging wrestling matches. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with uncommon enthusiasm as well as a major ch...
Cassandro, the Exotico!
After 26 years and dozens of broken bones and metal pins in his body, gender-bending lucha libre star, Cassandro, is far from retiring. .
Clandestine Childhood
The story of Juan's undercover childhood, the son of Argentinian rebels with a hope to improve their children's future.
Eva Doesn't Sleep
The embalmed corpse of Eva Peron is taken to various cities throughout Europe before returning to her home in Argentina, where it is ultimately abducted.
Finding Gaston
Meet chef Gaston Acurio and follow him in a journey to find out the stories, the inspirations and the dreams behind the man that has taken his cuisine outside the kitchen in a mission to change his co...
Found Memories
Rita, a young wandering photographer, finds herself in a secluded mountain village where she discovers transcendence in the resident’s everyday lives.
Gigante
A supermarket security guard forms a powerful fixation on the pretty cleaning woman who scrubs the aisles during the graveyard shift in this deeply personal, comedic tale of obsession and voyeurism
God's Slave
Inspired by true events, GOD'S SLAVE is the story of Ahmed and David, two extremist characters, one Islamic and the other Jewish, who cross their paths while being in the opposite side of the conflict...
Karen Cries on the Bus
Karen discovers, after 10 years of marriage, she has left behind her dreams devoting herself to home chores and realizes it has been a mistake that cost her her youth.
La Boyita
Jorgelina’s summer with Mario, who’s in the midst of an adolescence transformation, sets them on a road to discovery and, ultimately, acceptance of the mysteries of sexuality that will bring the y...
La Familia
After Pedro seriously injures another boy in a rough game, single father Andrés decides they must flee.
La Sirga
Alicia tries to reshape her life in La Sirga, a dilapidated hostel on the shores of a great lake in the highlands of the Andes, where she will try to settle down until her fears and the threat of war ...
Lake Tahoe
After teenage Juan crashes the family car into a pole, he encounters oddball characters who help him face the family crisis he initially tried to escape.
Madeinusa
A young woman of privilege and a man of no social status meet as a small town prepares to wallow in forbidden pleasure in this satiric drama
Midaq Alley
Winner of more than 49 international awards, this adaptation of Nobel prize winner Naguib Mahfuz's novel, transposed to Mexico City, features one of Salma Hayek's first starring roles.
My German Friend
After the war, Nazis and Jews alike fled to Argentina to escape war crime tribunals and the horrendous persecution of the past, respectively. Each brings with them an intense dislike of the other, try...
Only When I Dance
This stunning documentary follows two teenage ballet dancers aspiring to leave their violent favela homes in Brazil to join a revolutionary dance company in the US
She Wolf
She Wolf is a serial killer who traps her men in the subway in Buenos Aires.
Tanta Agua
Divorced father Alberto takes his two adolescent children on vacation and refuses to let the incessant rains ruin his plans for quality family time.
Temblores
A Christian father faces a faith-shaking crisis in modern-day Guatemala, as he is torn between his religion, his family, and his love for another man.
The Colors of the Mountain
Manuel dreams of being a goalkeeper and ventures into a minefield to rescue his new ball.
The Pope's Toilet
A smuggler wants to provide a public toilet for the thousands who will gather for the pope's visit.
The Violin
An elderly Mexican musician leads a traveling band that also includes his son and grandson. Determined to fight the country's military regime,they help to supply guerrilla fighters by hiding ammunitio...
The Wind Journeys
A musician travels a great distance to return an instrument to his elderly teacher.
The Window
As he awaits the arrival of his famous, estranged son, an old and frail writer wanders around his Patagonian estate for what may be the last time.
Time to Die
After serving his conviction, a former gunman returns to his town planning to live a quiet life, however, the sons of a man he killed have other plans.
To Kill a Man
With his family terrorized by a neighborhood thug, family man Jorge decides to take justice into his own hands.
Un Amor
Childhood friends Bruno and Lalo are inseparable, until Lisa enters their lives. Beautiful and free-spirited, she quickly turns both their heads, igniting a passionate but heartbreaking love triangle ...
Un Traductor
A Russian Literature professor at the University of Havana is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster when they are sent to Cuba for medical treatment.
Veronica
Veronica graduates from medical school and navigates through passionate affairs, dicey career moves and harrowing life decisions as she settles down in Brazil's most violent city.
Viva Cuba
In a tale akin to Romeo and Juliet, the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents' socioeconomic differences.
XXY
The story of an intersexual fifteen-year-old and the challenge presented by her medical condition.
Zombi Child
Melissa confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends, never imagining it will convince her classmate to do the unthinkable.