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South by Southwest · 2024

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Bionico's Bachata (La Bachata De Bionico)

Bionico is a hopeless romantic addicted to crack, who must take control of his life before his fiancée leaves a rehabilitation centre.

(Country: Dominican Republic; Year: 2024; Director: Yoel Morales; Writer: Cristian Mojica, Yoel Morales; Stars: Manuel Raposo, Ana Minier, El Napo, Yasser Michelen, Barbara Plaza, Donis Tavaras)

Krzyk - Losing Control (Krzyk: Losing Control)

When a young bacteriologist witnesses a car accident, she becomes entangled in the life of the deceased, which triggers the suppressed loss of her unborn child.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2024; Director: Ewa Wikiel; Writer: Halina Rasinski, Ewa Wikiel; Stars: Gina Henkel, Anton Weil, Pawel Delag, Wiktoria Gorodecka, Natalia Mateo, Marek Pys)

Malta

Mariana is young, systematic, unattached and wants to go far away. Malta is her destination. Before she gets there, inspired by an improbable love affair, she will make another trip, one inside herself.

(Country: Colombia, Argentina, Norway; Year: 2024; Director: Natalia Santa; Writer: Natalia Santa; Stars: Estefanía Piñeres, Patricia Tamayo, Emmanuel Restrepo, Diego Cremonesi)

My Sextortion Diary

A thriller documentary about how the filmmaker responded to a digital blackmail situation after her computer was stolen.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Patricia Franquesa; Writer: Patricia Franquesa; Stars: Patricia Franquesa)

Natatorium

Review preview for Natatorium

The relationships are well drawn and delicately handled by a capable cast, so one wishes that the script would focus more on them.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A young girl stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she auditions for an art group. When the family gathers after a long time to celebrate the girl's acceptance into the group, an ugly family secret emerges.

(Country: Iceland, Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Helena Stefánsdóttir; Writer: Helena Stefánsdóttir; Stars: Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Arnar Dan Kristjánsson, Elin Petersdottir, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Stefania Berndsen, Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltasarsson, Jónas Alfreð Birkisson, Valur Freyr Einarsson)

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