Mar del Plata Film Festival Winners
by MdPField | created - 03 Feb 2022 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicWinners of Best Film of the International Competition held every november in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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1. Wild Strawberries (1957)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Victor Sjöström, Bibi Andersson, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 114,985
2. The Bridge (1959)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, History, War
In 1945, Germany is being overrun, and nobody is left to fight but teenagers.
Director: Bernhard Wicki | Stars: Volker Bohnet, Fritz Wepper, Michael Hinz, Frank Glaubrecht
Votes: 8,651
3. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
Approved | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.
Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts, Hylda Baker
Votes: 9,286
4. His Days Are Numbered (1962)
98 min | Drama
A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.
Director: Elio Petri | Stars: Salvo Randone, Franco Sportelli, Regina Bianchi, Marcella Valeri
Votes: 603
5. Angyalok földje (1962)
99 min | Drama
The hard lives of a group of proletarians in Budapest ,which include accidents at work and even deaths, despite which one of these characters is able to be in love.
Director: György Révész | Stars: Tamás Végvári, Klári Tolnay, Ferenc Zenthe, Itala Békés
Votes: 16
6. The Organizer (1963)
Not Rated | 126 min | Drama, History
A former high school teacher turned unionist tries to organize workers laboring with inhuman conditions at a late 19th Century textile factory.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Salvatori, Gabriella Giorgelli, Folco Lulli
Votes: 3,283
7. Time of Indifference (1964)
84 min | Drama
A penniless countess falls in love with a cad, unaware that he is also involved on the side with her beautiful daughter.
Director: Francesco Maselli | Stars: Claudia Cardinale, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Tomas Milian
Votes: 445
8. At' zije Republika (1965)
134 min | Drama, War
It is the spring 1945 and the front line is getting closer to the small Moravian village of Nesovice. Twelve-year old Oldrich Vareka, nicknamed Shorty for his tiny stature, observes the ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Frank Argus, Josef Barta, P. Bohdanecky, Eduard Bredun
Votes: 307
9. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
R | 111 min | Action, Biography, Crime
Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman
Votes: 120,612
10. Macunaima (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Fantasy, Comedy
Our story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born fully grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family and ... See full summary »
Director: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade | Stars: Grande Otelo, Paulo José, Jardel Filho, Dina Sfat
Votes: 2,093
11. Beirut: The Last Home Movie (1987)
123 min | Documentary
Documentary about the Bustros Family
Director: Jennifer Fox
Votes: 51
12. The Dog in the Manger (1996)
119 min | Comedy, Romance
Having taken a fancy to her secretary, Teodoro, spunky young beauty Countess Diana of Belflor is alarmed to learn of his engagement to one of her maids, Marcela. She intervenes to separate ... See full summary »
Director: Pilar Miró | Stars: Emma Suárez, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Conde, Ana Duato
Votes: 1,059
13. The Tango Lesson (1997)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A scriptwriter comes to Paris to work on her film. There she takes up tango lessons and forms a relationship with the dancer.
Director: Sally Potter | Stars: Sally Potter, Pablo Verón, Morgane Maugran, Géraldine Maillet
Votes: 2,470 | Gross: $1.30M
14. The Cloud and the Rising Sun (1998)
90 min | Drama
Director: Mahmoud Kalari | Stars: Melika Sharifinia, Farshid Dehkhoda, Sara Mirkhosravi, Amir Pievar
Votes: 38
15. The Spousals of God (1999)
150 min | Comedy
After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy's girlfriend through a roll of the dice.
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Rita Durão, João César Monteiro, Joana Azevedo, José Airosa
Votes: 781
16. To ja, zlodziej (2000)
100 min | Crime, Drama
Boys must steal because their parents is apparently doing nothing for them. Our heroes is in danger when they stole a Jaguar car. The Mafia wanted this car and now they are being chased by not only the police and owner but the Mafia too.
Director: Jacek Bromski | Stars: Jan Urbanski, Zbigniew Dunin-Kozicki, Janusz Gajos, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 715
17. Bolivar soy yo (2002)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A soap opera actor wants to finish Bolivar's dream of a "Great Colombia": a super-state of 5 Latin-American countries to stop institutional chaos, lack of opportunity and ignite the rebuilding of the region after 160 years of internal war.
Director: Jorge Alí Triana | Stars: Robinson Díaz, Amparo Grisales, Jairo Camargo, Fanny Mikey
Votes: 349
18. Separações (2002)
116 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Cabral is a 60 year old playwright, and he's been married to Glorinha for half her life. Now they're getting bored...
Director: Domingos de Oliveira | Stars: Domingos de Oliveira, Priscilla Rozenbaum, Fábio Junqueira, Ricardo Kosovski
Votes: 204
19. Buena vida (Delivery) (2004)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young guy's home is taken over by his girlfriend's parents and their doughnut business.
Director: Leonardo Di Cesare | Stars: Ignacio Toselli, Mariana Anghileri, Oscar Nuñez, Alicia Palmes
Votes: 707
20. The Great Journey (2004)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
Reda, a young French-Moroccan guy and his old father drive from the south of France to Mecca in order for the father to do his pilgrimage. At first distant, they gradually learn to know each other.
Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi | Stars: Nicolas Cazalé, Mohamed Majd, Jacky Nercessian, Ghina Ognianova
Votes: 2,572
21. Noticias lejanas (2005)
120 min | Drama
Martin sets out from his village to Mexico City, where he looks to save his family from their predetermined existence.
Director: Ricardo Benet | Stars: David Aarón Estrada, Mayahuel del Monte, Martín Palomares, Gina Morett
Votes: 123
22. Ficció (2006)
107 min | Drama
Alex, a filmmaker, tries to finish his latest script in a quiet village. There he encounters and befriends Monica, that is visiting his neighbor there.
Director: Cesc Gay | Stars: Eduard Fernández, Javier Cámara, Montse Germán, Carme Pla
Votes: 471
23. Still Walking (2008)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kazuya Takahashi
Votes: 18,618 | Gross: $0.16M
24. Nora's Will (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
This story begins when José finds out that Nora, the woman he'd been married to for 30 years and then divorced, has committed suicide. The rabbi explains to José that due to the celebration... See full summary »
Director: Mariana Chenillo | Stars: Fernando Luján, Enrique Arreola, Ari Brickman, Juan Carlos Colombo
Votes: 1,152
25. Essential Killing (2010)
R | 83 min | Action, Thriller, War
An Afghan POW attempts his escape.
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner, Zach Cohen, Iftach Ophir
Votes: 8,160
26. Back to Stay (2011)
99 min | Drama
Portrait of everyday life of Marina, Sofia and Violeta, three sisters living in Buenos Aires his grandmother's house, the woman who raised her, after she has died.
Director: Milagros Mumenthaler | Stars: María Canale, Martina Juncadella, Ailín Salas, Julián Tello
Votes: 694
27. El secreto del medallón de jade (2012)
85 min | Animation
It all begins when Grandpa Yólotl disappears. Matías, Claudio, Pato, Katy and loyal dog Duke uncover signs that will lead them to a great adventure, facing unimaginable creatures, ... See full summary »
Directors: Leopoldo Aguilar, Rodolfo Guzmán | Stars: Adriana Barraza, Arath de la Torre, Eleazar Gómez, Isabel Martiñón
Votes: 59
28. The Golden Dream (2013)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
A road movie about teenage immigrants and their journey to the U.S.
Director: Diego Quemada-Diez | Stars: Brandon López, Rodolfo Domínguez, Karen Martínez, Carlos Chajon
Votes: 5,131
29. Come to My Voice (2014)
105 min | Drama
This is the story of two women on opposite ends of a life-time, a very young, curious Jiyan and her life-weary but resistant grandmother Berfe, in order to save the person who links them to each other.
Director: Hüseyin Karabey | Stars: Tuncay Akdemir, Selim Bulut, Sabahettin DAG, Feride Gezer
Votes: 374
30. Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
Director: Ciro Guerra | Stars: Nilbio Torres, Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolívar, Brionne Davis
Votes: 24,462 | Gross: $1.33M
31. People That Are Not Me (2016)
80 min | Drama, Romance
Joy can't let go of her ex, but doesn't seem to be able to fall for the new guy. In the meantime she keeps having casual sex with strangers.
Director: Hadas Ben Aroya | Stars: Hadas Ben Aroya, Yonatan Bar-Or, Netser Charitt, Hagar Enosh
Votes: 409
32. Wajib (2017)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
A father and his estranged son must come together to hand deliver his daughter's wedding invitations to each guest as per local Palestinian custom, in this rousing family drama from Annemarie Jacir (When I Saw You).
Director: Annemarie Jacir | Stars: Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Tarik Kopty, Monera Shehadeh
Votes: 1,906
33. Between Two Waters (2018)
136 min | Drama
Isra and Cheíto are two brothers who have gone their separate ways. When Isra comes out of prison and Cheíto's long mission in the navy comes to an end, they both return to the isle of San ... See full summary »
Director: Isaki Lacuesta | Stars: Francisco José Gómez Romero, Israel Gómez Romero, Óscar Rodríguez, Rocío Rendón
Votes: 797
34. Fire Will Come (2019)
86 min | Crime, Drama
Amador returns home to his aging mother after serving a sentence for arson. He tries to adapt to daily farm life and coping with the villagers' memories of his past actions.
Director: Óliver Laxe | Stars: Amador Arias, Benedicta Sánchez, Inazio Abrao, Elena Mar Fernández
Votes: 3,654
35. The Year of the Discovery (2020)
200 min | Documentary
In 1992, when the Olympics and the Expo at last presented Spain as an emerging new democracy, the de-industrialisation policies were met with riots in the southern town of Cartagena. The locals remember those days.
Director: Luis López Carrasco
Votes: 516
36. Hit the Road (2021)
93 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Follows a chaotic, tender family that is on a road trip across a rugged landscape and fussing over the sick dog and getting on each others' nerves. Only the mysterious older brother is quiet.
Director: Panah Panahi | Stars: Pantea Panahiha, Mohammad Hassan Madjooni, Rayan Sarlak, Amin Simiar
Votes: 6,478
37. Saudade fez Morada aqui Dentro (2022)
107 min | Drama
How Bruno, a 15-year-old, growing up in a humble neighbourhood, overcomes the reality of becoming blind.
Director: Haroldo Borges | Stars: Bruno Jefferson, Angela Maria, Ronnaldy Gomes, Terena França
Votes: 33
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