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The Feast of the Goat

  Urania Cabral returns to Santo Domingo, after several years, and remembers her and her family’s relationship to Rafael Trujillo, the Dominican dictator, as well as the events surrounding his Read More

Guantanamera

  While visiting the small town of Guantanamo, the famous singer Yoyita (Conchita Brando) dies unexpectedly while reminiscing with her old flame, Candido (Raúl Eguren). When Yoyita’s niece, Georgina (Mirta Read More

Stories from the Kronen

  Carlos is a young student, just 21. Nice or annoying as he likes, enjoys provoking and transgreding. In the night he goes out to meet his friends in the Read More

Herod’s Law

  In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has lost three mayors within a short span of time because the citizens have assassinated them. A naive janitor (Damián Alcázar) is Read More

Havana Blues

  The two musicians, Ruy and Tito, whose music is a mix of traditional Cuban music and more modern music such as rap, get a chance at an international breakthrough Read More

The Holy Girl

  ENT physicians gather at a provincial hotel in Salta. The hotel owner, Helena, is subdued, brittle, avoiding the calls of her ex-husband’s pregnant wife. Family dysfunction seems everywhere. Helena’s Read More

In the Time of the Butterflies

  From 1930 to 1961, General Rafael Leónidas Trujillo held absolute control of the Dominican Republic. His secret alliance with the church, aristocrats, intellectuals and the press were the foundation Read More

My Mother Likes Women

  Elvira, an attractive but insecure twenty-something, joins her sisters Jimena and Sol to celebrate the birthday of their mother, Sofía, a divorced concert pianist.  Sofía announces that she’s fallen Read More

Barrio

  In August, when Madrid’s upper and middle classes escape the unbearable heat of the city for beach holidays, three poor inner-city teenagers are left in their crumbling neighborhood looking Read More

Belle Epoque

  In 1931, a young soldier (Fernando) deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner (Manolo) due to his political ideas. Read More