Within the wide and varied films at the festival, many of the Hispanic cinema offerings stand out.

Who could have anticipated that the most fiery and impactful revitalization the western genre has received in years would come in the form of a Chilean period piece about a horseback expedition of mercenaries riding across Tierra del Fuego?

An intimate, suspenseful film that has the feel of the political paranoia thrillers of the 1970s.

The movie, an ever-changing narrative puzzle, is an invitation to get lost in baroque labyrinths of storytelling.

A tightly structured, informative, and cinematic depiction of the most important trial in Argentinian history. It’s also among the best movies of the year

An essential documentary for anyone interested in learning about an ongoing revolution that actually succeeded.

This well-calibrated droll and dark satire has a life force that courses in serpentine ways that recall Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.

One movie that will be accessible soon to millions internationally is Brazilian-American director Alexandre Moratto’s taut, terse, gritty drama.

Though its approach, focused on the rich during a military regime, seems cold, detached, and cynical to a certain degree, the results are discretely chilling.