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Nine Queens 2000
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Nine Queens is a 2000 Argentine film directed by Fabián Bielinsky. The film is a crime drama that follows the story of two con artists, Marcos and Juan, who team up to pull off a high-stakes scam involving a rare set of stamps known as the "Nine Queens." The film is famous for its twists and turns, and strong performances from the lead actors.
“Nueve Reinas” uses a variety of cinematographic techniques to enhance the storytelling and create an engaging…
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Pan's Labyrinth 2006
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El Laberinto del Fauno, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, follows a young girl mystified by and immersed in a fantasy world of fairies, fauns, and magic, despite living in the thick of Falangist Spain in 1944. Her widowed mother married a cruel captain in Franco’s army who treats the girl and her mother terribly. Despite living in a world filled with violence, cruelty, and depravity, the girl embarks on a mystical adventure that continues parallel to the ongoing…
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Even the Rain 2010
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También La Lluvia, written by Paul Laverty and directed by Icíar Bollaín, features a production crew that travels to Cochabamba, Bolivia to shoot a movie about the horrors of colonization and the evils of Christopher Columbus. The population of Bolivia, especially the Native American population, is very poor, and they do not have enough money to purchase water. For the duration of the shoot, the people of Bolivia are protesting against the oppression of multinational corporations and the government who…
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Wild Tales 2014
“Relatos Salvajes” (Wild Tales), by Damian Szifron, is a collection of six short films that focus on themes of revenge and emotional breaking points. Though each story is unrelated, they all follow a character that is pushed to the brink and takes extreme action. When the film is viewed as a whole, it represents the people’s discontent with the complacent Argentinian government.
Each story is around fifteen minutes long but is packed with loads of social commentary, drama, violence, and,…
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