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Papá Iván tells the story of a Montonero guerrilla leader that died during combat. Iván Roque, the father of the director, exposes in a moving way the difficult relationship between a daughter and her heroic and mythified father.
Historias cotidianas tells the story of six children whose parents were kidnapped and disappeared during Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1970s. These children, now adults and parents themselves, recount their memories, their feelings, and how they've dealt with their fate.

This documentary film shows the life of this intellectual Argentinian writer Paco Urondo that used to participate of the "montoneros" and fought against the military government that was leading that country. Apparently consecrated journalists and actors tell what they know about his life, likes and dislikes, while the movie is running with hard-digest images of the cruelty of the men who were working for the anticommunist Argentine association (AAA) that years later were discovered to have a close relation with the government.

On September 25, 1983, Gladys Quiroga de Motta had a vision of the Virgin Mary near the steel town of San Nicolàs, Argentina. Over the course of several months, Ms. Motta said that the Virgin Mary had repeatedly appeared to her. Prior to Ms. Motta revelation that the Virgin Mary had appeared to her, the town of San Nicolàs was a very poor town due to the closing of the steel mill. However, after the reported sightings of the Virgin Mary, the town was able to capitalize on the notoriety and became a destination for the faithful, and the tourist.

The story of Alice Domon, a French nun who worked as a missionary Argentina beginning in 1967 and was disappeared by the Argentinian military dictatorship because of her social commitment to the poor.

"En Junio de 1997, un equipo de científicos argentinos y cubanos, integrado por antropólogos forenses y geofísicos, desarrollaron un trabajo de búsqueda en tierras del viejo aeródromo de Vallegrande en Bolivia, para dar con los restos del comandante Che Guevara y los seis compañeros que habían sido enterrados allí, hacía 30 años. Este trabajo documental , muestra mas allá de la labor científica y el hallazgo de los restos óseos, un emocionante relato de los que fueron los acontecimientos del 8 de Octubre de 1967, cuando el Che, cae prisionero en el combate de Vado del Yeso, frente a las fuerzas de los Rangers bolivianos, y posteriormente un día después es fusilado en la escuelita de La Higuera."

Documentary film about the people whose family members were 'disappeared' by the military during the "dirty war" in Argentina from 1976 on. Concentrates mainly on younger people, many of whom lost parents and were placed in foster homes, and the subsequent struggle to reunite them with surviving family members.

On her 27th birthday Silvia Prieto decides to change her life. She gets a job on a coffee bar, buys a canary, and stops smoking pot. Silvia keeps meticulous count of the coffees she serves at work, compulsively chops and cooks tons of chicken, and occasionally steals something. Still restless, Silvia tires of her job, quits, and goes on a trip to the seaside. In an encounter with a suave Armani-clad Italian tourist, Silvia finds out about the existence of another woman called Silvia Prieto, a realization that makes her world crumble. Silvia Prieto is a minimalist deadpan comedy, made of drifting characters and objects. Relationships and objects interweave, change hands, reappear surprisingly, or vanish forever. It is a meditation on what it means - or doesn't mean - to be yourself.

"Esteban Menis' quirky comedy follows an unlikely threesome -- Nicolás, Abril and Alfred -- on their road trip to Miramar. Nicolás is looking for the perfect spot to scatter his grandfather's ashes; Abril is visiting her family for the first time in eight years; and Alfred wants to take part in a dance contest. All three characters will confront the same issues faced by young people on the cusp of 30"--Vancouver Latin American film Festival website.

Documentary traces the story of artist Cándido López, an Argentine soldier who painted scenes of the Paraguayan War, 1865-1870.

Lesbians in Buenos Aires speak about their lives and experiences in the macho culture of Argentina.

Using a combination of fiction and documentary, Albertina Carri traces her parents' disappearance in 1977 during the regime of the Argentine junta.

The film begins with a pregnant 70 year old woman in a coma. Her two sons decide to hunt down the man who impregnated her. In this journey the younger of the two brothers makes some abservations and has some wild experiences. He discovers that he himself is the son of the absconding father of his would be sibling. To his astonishment and curiosity he also discovers the gift that his father gives to all his sons: webbed toes. The younger brother, meanwhile, meets an angelic girl and is molested in a betting-house.

Documentary on the bombing of Plaza de Mayo on June 16, 1955.

Film about Che Guevara, with historical film footage and interviews with people who knew him.

A day at a plastic goods factory that, despite the efforts of workers and owner, is on the point of declaring bankruptcy

In a small town in Entre Rios, two families come into conflict over old debts.

"In the sweltering summer heat of Buenos Aires, time seems to lose its breath. Veronica's apartment is empty, she has had to sell her furniture. At night, when she cant sleep, she gets phone calls from someone who says nothing. Her only friend is the fickle Barbara, who lives in the house she inherited from her parents. Veronica decides to rent out several of her rooms to earn some money. Martha, an angelic woman from the countryside, is seeking fame and fortune in the big city and moves in with Veronica. Sandra (46) is getting a divorce and feels like a teenager who doesn't know what to do. She hires a room from Veronica too. The four women spend several days together. Looking for the will to live, telling each other secrets and seeking support from each other, as they try to reduce the 'fear of life'"--IFFR web site.

"Hubo una película que marcó sus vidas: Graciadió. Ellos eran más jóvenes y el país era otro. Hubo una película que se filmo hace 8 años y desde entonces nunca más se vieron. Ahora se van a encontrar de vuelta, en vivo y en directo. Ellos: Violeta Naon y Gustavo Prone, son los actores de aquella película. A ellos les pasó la vida por encima y quizás aquella vieja película fue lo más lindo que les paso en la vida."--Container.
"Violeta and Gustavo meet in the small town Ituzaingo after having lost sight of each other for eight years. Although they felt attracted to each other at the time, they never had a relationship. Their meeting feeds on the memory of what might have been. The epilogue of a love story which never happened."--http://www.fiff.ch.

"Dos personajes, tan anónimos como entrañables, quieren entrar en la historia, figurando con nombre y apellido en el Libro Guiness de los Récord. Para lograrlo el Pájaro deberá pedalear su bicicleta durante seis años ininterrumpidos, mientras que su amigo Lopecito será entrenador, motor anímico, guía espiritual, cómplice y confidente durante una dramática epopeya que dejará de ser mera cuestión estadística para convertirse en un símbolo de esos milagros que sólo ocurren en la vida de los 'santos inocentes'"--Container.
Parajo, a good amateur cyclist who never made it into the professional ranks, resolves to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records by beating the record for continuous cycling.