Latin America Cinema
By Alice's definition, Latin America includes all the films we have from Mexico and South America.
Largely represented here are the films of Mexico and Brazil, but there are also treasures from Argentina, Cuba and Colombia.
Many of these films are set against a political or religious backdrop, particularly those from South America. For example the searing social commentary of 'City of God' leaves the viewer not only with the memory of an electrifying and well-crafted film but an insight into the harsh realities of Brazilian street kids. Celebrated film maker Hector Babenco did the same with the brutal but incredible, Pixote (1981), then turned to political prisoners with the fantastic 'Kiss of the Spiderwoman' (1985).
Mexican films defy categorisation and cover subjects from dog fights ('Amores Perros') to young love ('Y Tu Mama Tambien') to sci-fi ('Cronos). Robert Rodriguez began his career here with 'El Mariachi'. New talents emerging include Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Alex de la Iglesia, and Guillermo del Toro who like Rodriguez has already made the move to Hollywood.
To find films from a specific country use the By Country link to the left.
Operacoes Especiais (2015)
6.4/10
Director: Tomas Portella
Starring: Thiago Martins, Cleo Pires, Fabricio Boliveira, Fabiula Nascimento, Marcos Carus...
A group of honest police is sent to a country town to solve the problem of high crime. Soon they solve the problem while newcomer Francis (Cléo Pires)... Read more
The 33 (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Patricia Riggen
Starring: Antonio Banderas, James Brolin, Juliette Binoche, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rodrigo...
In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gol... Read more
The Games Maker (2014)
5.7/10
Director: Juan Pablo Buscanini
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Cavanagh, Megan Charpentier
Young Ivan Drago's newfound love of board games catapults him into the fantastical world of game invention, and pits him against the inventor Morodian... Read more
The Mystery of Happiness (2014)
6.1/10
Director: Daniel Burman
Starring: Guillermo Francella, Ines Estevez, Alejandro Awada
Santiago and Eugenio are more than friends, they are life long business partners. They understand each other without words, they care for each other,... Read more
Trash (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Stephen Daldry
Starring: Wagner Moura, Selton Mello, Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen
Richard Curtis writes and Stephen Daldry directs this Rio-set adventure drama. The film follows 14-year-old Raphael (Rickson Tevez), who, after findin... Read more
The Noble Family (2013)
7.4/10
Director: Gary Alazraki
Starring: Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Karla Souza, Juan Pablo Gil
When a successful construction mogul, Germán Noble, realises that his adult children are spoiled beyond belief, he stages a fake company bankruptcy an... Read more
Amazonia (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Thierry Ragobert
After a plane crash, Sai, a capuchin monkey born and raised in captivity, finds himself alone and lost in the wilderness of the Amazon jungle. Unprepa... Read more
Reaching for the Moon (2013)
7/10
Director: Bruno Barreto
Starring: Miranda Otto, Treat Williams, Tracy Middendorf, Gloria Pires, Marcello Airoldi,...
Luxuriating in its 50s Rio setting, Bruno Barreto's film tells the turbulent true story of American poet Elizabeth Bishop and her love affair with the... Read more
The German Doctor (2013)
6.8/10
Director: Lucia Puenzo
Starring: Alex Brendemuhl, Natalia Oreiro, Diego Peretti
Aka "Wakolda". Lucía Puenzo's drama The German Doctor centers on a family in Argentina who are making a voyage in order to open a small resort lodge.... Read more
Gloria (2013)
6.7/10
Director: Sebastian Lelio
Starring: Paulina Garcia, Sergio Hernandez
Gloria (Paulina García) is a "woman of a certain age" but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights s... Read more