Ximena is an illiterate woman in her fifties, who has learned to live on her own to keep her illiteracy as a secret. Jackeline, is a young unemployed elementary school teacher, who tries to convince Ximena to take reading classes. Persuading her proves to be an almost impossible task, till one day, Jackeline finds something Ximena has been keeping as her only treasure since she was a child: a letter Ximena's father left when he abandoned her many years before. Thus, the two women embark on a learning journey where they discover that there are many ways of being illiterate, and that not knowing how to read is just one of them.
A rythmic gymnast in her twenties starts questioning her youth and worth after a new competitor enters her team.
Synopsis: It is a complex and intersecting narrative of one day and night of the life of Fariborz and Mehboob, which leads them to another couple named Ashkan and Neda due to an incident. In the midst of this commotion and conflicts, everyone is thinking of saving his life, but...
Alex (25), is a young Haitian man living in Chile who is undocumented and does not speak Spanish. After a car accident he is helped and translated by Daniela (50), a passerby with whom he is going to live what could be his last 15 minutes of life.
The story of two brothers who get involved with a sexy stripper and her boss, the nightclub king of Santiago, as told from three perspectives.
Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event forces the women to question their existence and relentlessly brings them to a tragic end.
Havaldar Mehtaab Singh is entrusted with the honorable responsibility of personally informing the family of a martyred Lance Naik about his wartime demise. However, his mission takes an unexpected turn when he encounters an oppressed young village woman named Basant Kaur. This fateful meeting changes their lives and the lives of those around them forever.
The story of the growing up of the orphan Gali between the Revolution and the Great Patriotic War. Large-scale historical drama with Nina Ivanova.
A young policeman, Eliseo, has an important task: to get rid of a body. However, a twist will make him to doubt carrying his task to completion, which could cost him his life.
Looking for extras and locations, a filmmaker settles on Chiloé, the second largest island off the coast of Chile. He does auditions, but mainly listens patiently to the stories of young and old people. As an outsider, he cautiously searches for the soul of the community and its underlying tensions.
The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting Estela, whose fiancé Mario tries to make some money with the passions of his well-off rival. The suffocating atmosphere of the run-down mansion in the outskirts of Santiago represents the deterioration of the bourgeoisie, and sets the scene for the total collapse of Andres.
The anime film follows a man's 100-year journey, from a lonely, bullied boy to an aspiring idol. Told in 10 chapters, it explores social issues like the dark side of entertainment, war, and unidentified youth deaths.
Rompamos con el maltrato
In a quaint small town, there was a thunderstorm at night and a scorching sun the next day. This strange weather that had not been seen in a century made people doubt whether an earthquake would occur.
The film takes a deeper look at the social status of people who are forcefully converted to a different religious belief, and how they are looked down upon.
While trying to escape from her abusive boyfriend, Ágnes comes across a bridge where a stranger’s life is at risk. As their struggle becomes a spectacle for passers-by, she tries to find courage and stand up for two lives. A story about indifference based on real events.
Lucía, looking to get ahead with her son, Álvaro, begins to sell his failed sopaipillas to drunken men at a Pool Bar in his area.
A prejudiced Franco-Peruvian woman opens a restaurant after her husband leaves her for another woman. Through it, she falls in love with the gastronomic and cultural diversity of Peru during the prosperous but troubled Lima of 1965.
La niña tatuada
An old man pays a woman to live with him as if she were his wife, until one day he discovers that she's sleeping with his son.