Our film critic Juan Pablo Castiblanco Ricaurte picks out eight of his favourite Latin American films from 2015 (in no particular order). Some of these have already seen international releases in 2015, but others like The Club and... Read Article
It’s inevitable that Rio Breaks will always be deemed a surf documentary, yet surfing is clearly playing second fiddle throughout. The story follows Fabio and Naama, two kids from the Pavao favela in Rio, as they head to... Read Article
The BFI announced their film selection for the 55th BFI London Film Festival today, taking place between the 12th and 27th October 2011. Amazingly it featured a staggering six feature films from Argentina, as well as two Brazilian... Read Article
There are almost as many Argentine movies about the military dictatorship of the 70’s and the disappeared as there are Spanish movies about transsexuals. Granted, some of them are pretty good (Garage Olimpo, Chronicle of an Escape), but... Read Article
The Maid is an intriguing film that takes its time before showing its hand. The austere, barely-saturated film, along with minimal use of music often make the film feel close to a documentary or realist construct. As the... Read Article
This is our second review of some of the South American films that were showing as part of the 54th BFI London Film Festival. You can read the first part HERE. Unfortunately we were’nt able to see all... Read Article
BFI’s London Film Festival is one of the most important film festivals in the world. Now in its 54th edition it has the honour of bringing a number of Latin American films to England for the first time.... Read Article
After five years of marriage Zeca spots his wife Julia cheating on him through the window. The strange thing about this though was that she was cheating on him with another woman. Unable to confront Julia he eventually... Read Article
The film world rarely publicises women directors, and sometimes, when pressed, it can be hard to think of any at all. For the most part, the film director still occupies what Francis Ford Coppola called the ‘last truly... Read Article
The Story of Me follows the early life of the celebrated Brazilian storyteller Roberto Carlos Ramos. It is significant that he is identified as a storyteller rather than a writer not only because he mostly writes children’s books... Read Article
Not an easy watch, but in the best way; a pretty heavy, dark and brooding independent film with a twist that refreshingly speaks up and makes a poetically ironic and bold comment on the American immigration system and... Read Article
If there is one film that should be used as an introduction for anyone wanting to visit Brazil it is this. Situated somewhere between an elaborate tourism advert and Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi this is a lush slow-burning voyage... Read Article
