Buzz titles include ‘Mataripes’ and ‘Poor Daniel’.

‘Matarifes’, selected by Germany’s Picture Tree for sale around the world, appeared at this year’s fair. Guadalajara BuildIt is one of the industry’s centerpieces at Latin America’s largest film festival.

Director Gabriel Marino of ‘Yesterday Wonder I Was’ and the next film with the buzz title ‘Poor Daniel’ joined here.

‘Mataripes’, which was only revealed to the judges, was created by the Uruguayan director’s brother Rafael and Bernardo AntonaccioThe follow-up to his gripping, blockbuster debut, the slow-simmering but finally explosive thriller “In the Quarry,” which sold into most major markets around the world and marked Antonaccios as a talent to hunt down.

A three-nation multilateral co-production, which is usually a good sign with Latin American titles, “Mataripes'” adherence to social issues is once again energized by its thriller thrust and unique setting: Uruguay’s meat ban in the 1970s.

Starring renowned filmmaker Claudia St. Luce (‘The Amazing Catfish’), ‘The Night Is About to Come’ marks the return to filmmaking for Mariño, who was selected for Berlin for the road movie ‘A Secret World’ and won two Morelia awards for the low-fi fantasy romance ‘Yesterday Wonder I Was’.

The first feature by respected Argentine actor and playwright Santiago Gobernori. <불쌍한 다니엘>There are also good reviews about it.

<떠나야 해>As a production partner of the Cannes Un Certain Regard winner and Animal de Luz, led by Inna Payán, key producer of .

“Swimming in the Blue” received numerous screenwriting awards and grants. Daniel Riglos’ “Where Dreams Sleep” spans a ten-year journey from short story to feature length.

If you take a closer look at the title:

“I have to leave,” (“I Have to Go” Hugo Arrevillaga Serrano, Animal de Luz, Cine Acrólico, Mexico)

A drifting nurse finds an unexpected guide to confront grief and memories. Shot across Mexico City with a low-budget, emerging crew and a first-time filmmaker in theaters, the film “embraces both risk and intimacy. It’s an honest portrait of healing, where holding on too long deepens the wound and learning to loosen that grip is the only way forward,” says producer Vicente Garibay Lijanova.

“Night is coming” (“I Want the Night to Come”, Gabriel Mariño, Defective Humans, Jaibol Films, Pirexia, México)

Lucero, a lonely call center worker, attends his high school reunion and heals old wounds. “She prepares for her own death in an impulsive act of defiance, but a classmate’s hidden confession forces her to confront the one thing she cannot escape: herself,” the synopsis says. “This film is a pure character study,” says Mariño. “The film doesn’t try to resolve her contradictions, it embraces them. Ambiguity doesn’t define her; it becomes a way of seeing her. What’s left is an attempt at empathy.”

“Mataripes” (Monarca Films, Uruguay, Blurr Stories, Spain, Hain Cine, Argentina, La Mayor Cine, Uruguay, Nadador Cine, Uruguay)

In response to the meat ban, Galician immigrants Jose and his daughter Rosita set up a secret slaughterhouse. As their operations expand in the black market across the city, their ambitions collide with corrupt authorities, rival butchers, and a changing political landscape, forcing the family into dangerous alliances and violent outcomes. Rafael and Bernardo Antonaccio say, “‘Mataripes’ explores how survival pushes people to cross boundaries, and in the process, ambition ultimately becomes all-consuming.”

“Poor Daniel” (“Pobre Daniel,” Santiago Gobernori, Lucía Valdemoros, Blurr Stories, Obol Film Club, Argentina, Spain)

Daniel and Elizabeth’s normal lives are shattered by the arrival of Elizabeth’s younger brother, who has just been discharged from a psychiatric clinic, sparking “unexpected tender events.” Santiago Gobernori, the respected Argentine actor who adapted his own play, said it was “an attempt to blend the poetics of acting and my exploration of the language of film.” It is produced by Spain/Argentina-based Blurr Stories, which also produced the Iván Fund’s Berlin Festival Jury Prize winner “The Message” and Argentina’s Obol (“La Sudestada”).

“Swimming in the blue sea” (Tempo Meio Azul Piscina,” Sofia Federico, Benditas Projetos Criativos, Araçá Filmes, Mar Digital, Brazil)

“More than telling a story, I want to show the strength of human relationships, how they are built and how they are a part of us. Above all, solidarity, affection and care between women for each other are embedded in the plot with very valuable values,” says director Sofia Federico. manifold. During development, it won Frapa 2020 twice and received two awards. One of them is the Projeto Paradiso Award for Feature Screenplay.

“Where dreams sleep”, (“Where Dreams Sleep,” Daniel Riglos, Bonzo Films, Animalita, Frontera Cine, Peru)

A full-length adaptation of a Riglos short story: A car accident leaves Santiago in a coma, and he connects with the deceased love of his life, Alina, through memories and dreams. “Santiago must make the most painful decision of his life: hold on to the woman he loves and disappear… or let her go and survive.” “It’s a personal exploration of memory and desire, grounded in a story that shows how the mind negotiates reality, fantasy, imagination and dreams,” Riglos said. manifold.