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Despite being declared enemies by their countries, people in the Rock of Gibraltar and La Linea depended on each other, got married, and lived with their bilingual children. But Franco's decision to close entrance to the British territory forced the separation of thousands of mixed families. This documentary examines the lasting effects of Franco's decision, which haunts Spain to this day.. Winner of the Golden Giraldillo for Best European Documentary...

Open Cage takes a subtle and ultimately hopeful look into one of society's mayor issues: the abandonment to its youth and senior populations...Among those affected when the economy collapses are rebel teenager Flavia and her elderly and grumpy neighbor Martin. Outside the building there is a camp of protesters among whom human values still govern coexistence. However, its members have a serious problem: they need a shower. Flavia, Martin, and their...

Argentina's national treasure, Ricardo Darin, is best known for his intense dramatic performances in films such as Nine Queens, The Aura, and the Oscar-winning The Secret in Their Eyes, but his brilliant comic timing in this instant classic helped make Chinese Take-Away the biggest home-grown box office success of 2011 in Argentina. Darin plays Roberto, a gruff, anti-social loner who lords over his tiny hardware shop in Buenos Aires with a meticulous...

Beautiful, joyful, and informative, the film explores the unknown tradition of flamenco art in the U.S.: its origins, protagonists, and identity as a nomadic and hybrid art form. With performances by Jose Greco, Carmela Greco, Dame Libby Komaiko, and the Ensemble Español, the documentary offers an intimate view of their creative process.. Official Selection at the Three Rivers Film Festival, the Boston Latino International Film Festival, and the...

In this touching drama, fisherman Atilio travels with his granddaughter Lara to Buenos Aires. His great desire is to have a grandson to transmit the Guaraní culture. When he discovers that Lara's mother, Helena, is pregnant, he decides to go on a long journey with the aim to convince Helena to give birth in the Guarani land.... Winner of the European Vision Award at the Ventana Sur Film Festival. Nominated for the Nueva Vision Award at the Santa...

An award-winning documentary on the legacy of the internal armed conflict in El Salvador, THE OFFENDED features the director's charismatic father, Rubén Zamora, a key political leader and current Salvadorian Ambassador before the UN, who was captured and tortured by the National Police during the country's civil war.. Illustrated with shocking archival footage, Zamora's testimony, as well as that of others who suffered a similar fate, the film provides...

When Cuba's former dictator, Fulgencio Batista, was overthrown from power by Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries in the late 1950's, the people of Cuba were promised a better country. They were promised the opportunity to rise to a higher standard of living, but according to many struggling to survive within the population, Fidel Castro failed to deliver his promise, delivering instead a growing stagnation of an aging economy. FIDELANDIA takes a...

In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, on the basis of anti-Black racism. Fast-forward to 2013, the Dominican Republic's Supreme Court stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, retroactive to 1929, rendering more than 200,000 people stateless. Because of this ruling, Elena has lost her citizenship, and her family stands to lose their rightful access to legal...

A photographer purchases an anonymous 19th-century portrait in Barcelona. He believes that it is an original Goya painting but is it real or fake? The acquisition of the portrait is the starting point of a journey d'auteur, a look into the authorship of his canvases and a reflection on art as a business.. "Mauas traces a journey that goes from the legend to the social phenomenon, proposing a reflection on art as a business, with the schemes between...

This Argentinian dramedy gives us elements of Woody Allen's nervous comedy and Cassavetes' melodramatic roller coaster in a storm of egos that takes place on one decisive weekend in the lives of Juana, a popular actress about to star in an important theater production, and her husband Roman, a director suffering from writer's block.. The couple's daughter, Lila, serves as a mirror reflecting her parents' frustrations and joys. The long takes, atmospheric...