Argentina

Narrative Short. Two women are taking care of a household full of children, there is no time to answer all their questions, and that only feeds child’s curiosity.

Violeta Went To Heaven, a biopic of popular Chilean folk singer Violeta Parra, combines an unconventional structure with visceral storytelling to provide a new perspective on the artist’s infamous life. The film places heavy emphasis on Parra’s childhood, her journey through Europe, and her failed relationship with Swiss musician Gilbert Favre, to create a near complete understanding of Parra’s ascendency to national prominence, and her tragic fall from grace. The film won the World Cinema Dramatic Jury Prize at Sundance.

Viggo Mortensen plays a double role as twin brothers Agustín and Pedro in this tense drama, his fourth Spanish-language film, and first film shot in his childhood home of Argentina. Embroiled in a seedy hotbed of organized crime, Agustín experiences a life crisis and goes to visit his brother, Pedro, who is dying of cancer. When Pedro dies in front of him, Agustín sees an opportunity to change his future and escape his life of crime forever.

Director Ávila’s semi-autobiographical drama is not your average coming-of-age story. Growing up in Argentina in the 1970s meant living under military rule–and for 12-year-old Juan, whose parents are radical freedom fighters, it means living with a secret identity. Juan is in a new city, with a new name, and he is just adjusting to new friends and a budding romance when it appears he will be uprooted yet again. With its confident period setting and powerful animated interludes, this is a stylish and truthful story about clandestine life and love.