Viva 2011

Instituto Cervantes presents a new programme of films that have formed part of the Film in Progress section shared by the San Sebastian International Film Festival and Toulouse Latin American Film Festival.

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Aurora Borealis: My Final Day (Aurora boreal: Mi último día) (Country: Mexico; Year: 2007; Director: Sergio Tovar Velarde; Writer: Sergio Tovar Velarde; Stars: José Luis Martínez, Renato Bartilotti, Miguel Ramos Arizpe, Erika Rosales, Eduardo Chávez Hopkins, Guillermo Aguirre, Rodrigo Aguirre, Betzabel Barrón, Sergio Bernal, Guillermo Camarena, Octavio Campa, Luis Eduardo Carrillo, Miguel Angel Covarrubias, Ana Carolina Gómez, Reuben Gonzalez), Official Site
A youngster documents the reasons why he wants to take his own life.
Gasoline (Gasolina) (Country: Guatemala; Year: 2008; Director: Julio Hernandez Cordon; Writer: Julio Cordon Hernandez, Julio Hernandez Cordon; Stars: Jose Andres Chamier, Carlos Dardon, Francisco Jacome, Carlos del Valle), Official Site
The friendship of three middle-class adolescents is tested on a roadtrip.
The Mugger (El Asaltante) (Country: Argentina; Year: 2011; Director: Pablo Fendrik; Writer: Pablo Fendrik; Stars: Guillermo Arengo, Germán de Silva, Arturo Goetz, Maya Lesca, Bárbara Lombardo, Verónica Piaggio), Official Site
Thriller tracks a man about to execute a plan he has been preparing for a long time.
Through Her Own Eyes (Por Sus Propios Ojos) (Country: Argentina; Year: 2007; Director: Liliana Paolinelli; Writer: Liliana Paolinelli; Stars: Eva Bianco, Ana Carabajal, Magdalena Combes, Mara Dopaso, Maximiliano Gallo, Luisa Núñez, Lucía Pihen, Soledad San Martín, Mara Santucho, María Santucho), Official Site
A film student's world collapses when she visits a jail to document the life of an inmate.
The Tree (El Árbol) (Country: Chile; Year: 2008; Director: Carlos Serrano Azcona; Writer: Carlos Serrano Azcona; Stars: Antonio Martin Beato, David Bermejo, Ana Casado Boch, Maria Brunete, Sara Montgomery Campbell, Mayte Cedeño, Ignacio Cortes, Gabriela Ducca, Tito Ezeizabarrena, Rodolfo Gilmartin, María Dolores Nadal, Montxo Obeso, Bosco Sodi, Maria Solito, Merilú Solito)
A man banned from seeing his family by a judge is forced to take responsibility for his actions.
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