Known for Acting
Six strangers meet to participate in a theater class for beginners, but the peculiar behavior of one of them soon transforms the experience into an emotional journey.
The story takes place in the present or near future in the city of Rosario, Argentina, in the midst of brawls and violent events linked to two groups related to the bravas gangs, crime and some sectors that want to enter politics. Two factions that function like two families that put the city in check with wild and excessive violence, but which at the same time is the result of both historical passions and shady businesses. Two rival sides that, at one point, their bosses will need to negotiate - above their subordinates - with the aim of agreeing on territories and getting rid of those who may be annoying to both.
It is a hot, humid and sticky night. Inés, a woman in her forties, is driving through the city of Buenos Aires towards the Buenos Aires suburbs. She is on her way to spend Christmas with her brother's in-laws whom she does not know. During these hours of family siege, Inés faces the questions that open up about her life decisions, reevaluating her choices.
A woman finds new meaning in her life after her housekeeper quits her job.
When Marcelo Pena finally is about to be appointed Head of the Philosophy Department, the famous and seductive Professor Sujarchuk returns from Europe to claim the kingdom for himself.
Following a bust-up with her girlfriend, Emilia returns from the city to her mother's village, somewhere in Patagonia. Her mother isn't overjoyed about Emilia's return, as this disrupts her peaceful existence. Emilia tries to decide how she wants to carry on with her life, but is confronted with people and feelings from her past. Bored and frustrated, or just looking for intimacy, she seduces a number of men, including her childhood sweetheart, but also falls in love with a girl at the school where she teaches gym – an obsession that distracts her from her broken heart and musings about the future. In his first feature, director César Sodero contrasts Emilia's inner restlessness with the immutability of Patagonia. He does this using images of impressive landscapes, natural dialogue and telling non-verbal communication. Surrounded by the peace and beauty of nature, inner chaos gradually gives way to acceptance and self-awareness.
As a child, Lucas falls in love with Ana. His story is truncated: she moves away and he loses track of her. Today Lucas does crossword puzzles and has almost zero love-sexual life. Meanwhile, his friend Santiago has a blind date with Verónica that ends after a few seconds. Verónica's neighbor is in a secret and quite toxic relationship.
A small town in an Argentinian province, 1975. The life of Claudio, a successful lawyer, gets complicated when he has a stupid quarrel with a stranger in a crowded restaurant.
Marcela’s world becomes strange and unfamiliar after her sister Rina dies. She feels lost in her own house, and her relationship with her husband and children seems to suffer. But when Nacho, a young friend of her daughter’s, unexpectedly drops by, she starts to talk and walk with him. Gradually Marcela begins to have conversations with relatives from another dimension.
Clara and Alejandro move into a new house. A few days later, he goes on a work trip and she is left alone, surrounded by moving boxes. That chaos makes her accept a series of random invitations that will take her away from the hermetic world she lives in.
At a summit for Latin American presidents in Chile where the region's geopolitical strategies and alliances are in discussion, Argentine president Hernán Blanco endures political and family drama that will force him to face his own demons.
