Films in Progress 39 / Toulouse 2021

Husek (en)

Husek

Director: 

Daniela Seggiaro

Country: 

  • Argentine

Year: 

2021

Length: 

85 min

The way in which the territory is inhabited by the indigenous cultures of the Gran Chaco generates community movements close to the forest and the river, sources of life. The government is planning a new territorial order with popular houses and the displacement of Wichí families to the new urban periphery. 
Ana is the architect in charge of the project. Valentino is the chief of his community and with his grandson Leonel they will try to mediate what they consider to be a new cultural outrage.

Our Home (en)

Utama

Director: 

Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Country: 

  • Bolivie
  • Uruguay

Year: 

2021

Length: 

87 min

In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. In the midst of a drought, Virginio (80) falls ill and, aware of his imminent death, lives out his last days hiding his illness from Sisa (81). He is also reluctant to migrate to the city like the rest of the community. Everything is precipitated by the arrival of her grandson Clever (23), who comes to visit with news. The three of them will face, each in their own way, the drought, the changes and the meaning of life.

Private Desert (en)

Deserto Particular

Director: 

Aly Muritiba

Country: 

  • Brésil

Year: 

2021

Length: 

2:06:06

Daniel is an exemplary policeman, but he ends up making a mistake that puts his career and honor at risk. Without seeing a sense in keep living in Curitiba, he leaves there looking up for Sara, the woman with whom he relates to virtually.

Sweet River (en)

Director: 

Fellipe Fernandes

Country: 

  • Brésil

Year: 

2021

Length: 

90 min

Tiago is a worker who discovers the identity of his absent father when his half-sisters show up, which leads him to question his own identity on the eve of his 28th birthday. Living in Rio Doce (Sweet River), on the outskirts of Olinda, part of the Recife metropolitan area in northeastern Brazil, he struggles to find his place in the world. During this process, he strengthens significant emotional bonds, thus transforming his way of being and seeing the world.

The Barbaric (en)

La Barbarie

Director: 

Andrew Sala

Country: 

  • Argentine

Year: 

2022

Length: 

90 min

Nacho (18) runs away from the violence of his home in Buenos Aires and looks for refuge alongside his estranged father, the boss of a cow-breeding ranch. In hopes of getting close to him, Nacho will side with his father in trying to untangle a threat that's been hovering over the ranch: the unexplained death of some of the cows. But as he delves into the mystery, he will uncover a thick layer of mistrust and social class tension, that will make him ponder what it means to be boss.

The Rust (en)

La Roya

Director: 

Juan Sebastián Mesa

Country: 

  • Colombie

Year: 

2021

Length: 

90 min

Jorge (27) lives on a coffee plantation in the middle of a forest-covered valley. He is the only member of his generation who has decided to stay in the countryside. For some months now nobody has wanted to pick the beans and his harvest has been hit by a severe plague. The local festivities are approaching and with them the reunion with his first love and his childhood friends, who come home from the city. After a weekend of celebration only fire can turn into ashes the ghosts from his past.