"Sometimes when you laugh you cry"
Alan is an anxious and unhappy man. Thanks to his work, his life has become more and more sad and miserable. A visit to the psychiatrist could be the solution to all his problems.
Social & External
The people behind it
René Blanco
Alan Amusant
Edgard Montañez
Psychiatrist
Mariel Aráuz
Receptionist
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Life walks in a sunset under a vineyard. Alfonso watches it. Who is the prisoner of whom?
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A man has his wallet stolen by an athletic thief in Swindon. A chase ensues.
Two trajectories of exile intersect for a short moment somewhere in a simple room, where two men, two strangers, will finally be able to face their own destinies.
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Accused of killing his wife, a good man fights for his very existence.
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Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.
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When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.
The eldest son of a ruthlessly tough MMA champion must fight his way out of the abusive cycle his father has continued.
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A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
Cato, a hip-hop artist whose career is about to take off, runs into trouble with the law and a violently organized network of Argentine soccer hooligans.
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