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San Sebastian Film Festival · 2017

San Sebastian Film Festival 2017

Horizontes Latinos

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12 films · 3 reviews

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Araby (Arábia)

The story of ex-con and eternal optimist Cristiano, as he journeys across Brazil in search of work and self-knowledge.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2017; Director: João Dumans, Affonso Uchoa; Writer: João Dumans, Affonso Uchoa; Stars: Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari, Gláucia Vandeveld, Renata Cabral, Renan Rovida)

Al Desierto

A woman is tricked into heading into the desert with a man she meets. Hot on their heels is a police officer.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2017; Director: Ulises Rosell; Writer: Ulises Rosell; Stars: Valentina Bassi, Jorge Sesán)

April's Daughter

After a teenager falls pregnant, her half-sister calls their long-absent mother, sparking trouble.

(Country: Mexico; Year: 2017; Director: Michel Franco; Writer: Michel Franco; Stars: Emma Suárez, Hernán Mendoza, Joanna Larequi, Enrique Arrizon, Ivan Cortes)

Cocote

Alberto, an evangelical gardener, returns to his hometown for the funeral of his father, murdered by an influential man. To mourn the dead man, he is forced to participate in religious celebrations that go against both his will and his beliefs.

(Country: Argentina, Germany, Dominican Republic; Year: 2017; Director: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias; Writer: Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias; Stars: Vicente Santos, Yuberbi de la Rosa, Enerolisa Núñez, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Pepe Sierra, Ricardo Ariel Toribio)

The Desert Bride (La Novia del Desierto)

Review preview for The Desert Bride

Capturing this moment, this opening up, writer/director team Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato demonstrate that there's room on the big screen for small things.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
When a live-in maid's path crosses that of a travelling salesman, her life will change forever.

(Country: Argentina, Chile; Year: 2017; Director: Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato; Writer: Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato; Stars: Paulina García, Claudio Rissi)

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La Familia

(Country: Venezuela, Chile, Norway; Year: 2017; Director: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Writer: Gustavo Rondón Córdova; Stars: Giovanni García, Reggie Reyes)

A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica)

Review preview for A Fantastic Woman

Lelio makes no bones about how he wants us to feel, to the point where it sometimes feels as though he is stating the obvious is six-foot neon letters.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A transgender woman fights for the right to grieve after the death of her partner.

(Country: Chile, Germany; Year: 2017; Director: Sebastián Lelio; Writer: Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza; Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera)

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Hunting Season (Temporada De Caza)

A hunting guide tries to forge a relationship with his estranged son.

(Country: Argentina, US, France, Germany, Qatar; Year: 2017; Director: Natalia Garagiola; Writer: Natalia Garagiola; Stars: Germán Palacios, Lautaro Bettoni, Boy Olmi, Rita Pauls, Pilar Benitez Vivart)

Las Olas (The Waves)

Alfonso leaves work and heads for the beach. He dives into the sea and starts swimming. He surfaces on a beach where he and his family had been on holiday five years earlier. This is the start of a fantastic voyage through his lifetime.

(Country: Argentina, Uruguay; Year: 2017; Director: Adrián Biniez; Writer: Adrián Biniez; Stars: Julieta Zylberberg, Alfonso Tort, Carlos Lissardy, Fabiana Charlo)

Los Perros

Review preview for Los Perros

Zegers and Castro are no strangers to strange chemistry, most notably in Post Mortem, and they bring a dark psychological edge to their interactions.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
A woman embarks on an affair with a colonel suspected of human rights abuses.

(Country: France, Chile; Year: 2017; Director: Marcela Said; Writer: Marcela Said; Stars: Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Rafael Spregelburd, Alejandro Sieveking)

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Medea

An emotionally disconnected woman is harbouring a secret from her family and friends.

(Country: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica; Year: 2016; Director: Alexandra Latishev Salazar; Stars: Liliana Biamonte, Javier Montenegro, Erick Calderon)

Rey's Education (La educación del Rey)

olting from his first ever heist, Reynaldo Galíndez lands up at the patio of the house inhabited by Carlos Vargas, a retired security guard, who strikes a deal with him.

(Country: Argentina; Year: 2017; Director: Santiago Esteves; Writer: Juan Manuel Bordón, Santiago Esteves; Stars: Germán de Silva, Matías Encinas, Mario Jara, Jorge Prado, Martín Arroyo)