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South American

The Galapagos Affair

Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller Produced by Geller, Goldfine and Celeste Schaefer Snyder Released by Zeitgeist Films USA. 120 min. Not rated With the voices of Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann, Diane Kruger, Connie Neilsen and Josh Radnor It’s rare that filmmakers stumbles onto a true story with all the elements of […]

7 Boxes

Directed by Juan Carlos Maneglia & Tana Schémbori Written by Maneglia Released by Breaking Glass Pictures Paraguay. 100 min. Not rated With Celso Franco, Victor Sosa, Lali González, Nico García, Paletita & Manuel Portillo 7 Boxes has been referred by Indiewire as “The Fast and the Furious with wheelbarrows.” I can’t say this is a […]

Mercedes Sosa

Written & Directed by Rodrigo H. Vila Released by First Run Features English, Spanish, Portuguese & French with English subtitles Argentina. 93 min. Not rated The biographical documentary Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America is a fine introduction to—or, for those who are familiar with Mercedes, a welcomed reminder of—the major turning points of […]

Gloria

Directed by Sebastián Lelio Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Lelio & Maza Written by Lelio & Gonzalo Maza Released by Roadside Attractions Spanish with English subtitles Chile. 110 min. Rated R With Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Marcial Tagle, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora & Antonia Santa María Gloria opens with a wide shot […]

Night Across the Street

Directed by Raúl Ruiz Produced by Christian Aspee & François Margolin Written by Ruiz, based on original stories by Hernán del Solar Released by Cinema Guild. Spanish & French with English subtitles Chile/France. 101 min. Not rated With Christian Vadim, Sergio Hernandez, Valentina Vargad, Chamila Rodriguez, Santiago Figueroa, Pedro Villagra & Sergio Schmied Young college […]

Clandestine Childhood

Directed by Benjamín Ávila Produced by Luis Puenzo Written by Ávila & Marcello Müller Released by Film Movement Spanish with English subtitles. Argentina/Spain/Brazil. 110 min. Not rated With Teo Gutiérrez Moreno, Natalia Oreiro, César Troncoso, Ernesto Alterio & Cristina Banegas In his debut feature film, director Benjamín Ávila draws on his own childhood to create a […]