Uruguay - Best International Feature Film
by BrunoRibeiro90 | created - 05 Feb 2019 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicUruguayan submissions for the Oscars for Best International Feature Film
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1. A Place in the World (1992)
PG | 120 min | Drama
Mario and Ana, in voluntary exile from Buenos Aires, live in a remote Argentine valley with their 12-year-old son Ernesto. Mario runs a school and a wool cooperative; Ana, a doctor, heads a... See full summary »
Director: Adolfo Aristarain | Stars: José Sacristán, Federico Luppi, Leonor Benedetto, Cecilia Roth
Votes: 2,796 | Gross: $0.10M
Nominated (Disqualified)
2. In This Tricky Life (2001)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa ... See full summary »
Director: Beatriz Flores Silva | Stars: Mariana Santangelo Goldman, Silvestre, Josep Linuesa, Andrea Fantoni
Votes: 541
3. El último tren (2002)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Action
Three old man, a little boy training to protect an old patrimony, La "33", the last train.
Director: Diego Arsuaga | Stars: Héctor Alterio, Federico Luppi, Pepe Soriano, Gastón Pauls
Votes: 726
4. Seawards Journey (2003)
78 min | Adventure, Comedy
A group of men travel across Uruguay to watch the sea.
Director: Guillermo Casanova | Stars: Hugo Arana, Julio César Castro, Julio Calcagno, Diego Delgrossi
Votes: 393
5. Whisky (2004)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with ... See full summary »
Directors: Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll | Stars: Andrés Pazos, Mirella Pascual, Jorge Bolani, José Pedro Bujaruz
Votes: 6,717
6. Alma mater (2005)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
34-year-old Pamela is a small and shy woman. She works at the cash register of a supermarket. She attends a religious temple led by a Brazilian minister. She periodically visits her ... See full summary »
Director: Álvaro Buela | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Nicolás Becerra, Walter Reyno, Beatriz Massons
Votes: 76
Disqualified
7. The Pope's Toilet (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's 1988 visit.
Directors: César Charlone, Enrique Fernández | Stars: César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Virginia Ruiz
Votes: 2,875
8. Matar a Todos (2007)
92 min | Drama, Thriller
Chilean chemist Eugenio Berríos, wanted for his relationship to crimes during the military dictatorship in his country, is kidnapped. Lawyer Julia Gudari is investigating her disappearance ... See full summary »
Director: Esteban Schroeder | Stars: Roxana Blanco, Jorge Bolani, Patricio Contreras, Darío Grandinetti
Votes: 129
9. Mal día para pescar (2009)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Western
A flamboyant impresario and an ageing ex-wrestling champion arrive in a small town, offering a hefty award to the local challenger. In fact, the promoter wants to rinse the spectators for every penny. But, is this a good day to go fishing?
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Gary Piquer, Jouko Ahola, Antonella Costa, César Troncoso
Votes: 1,279
10. A Useful Life (2010)
Unrated | 67 min | Drama
A movie-theater employee adjusts to a new life after the cinema he worked at for over 25 years is forced to shut down.
Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Felipe Arocena, Gonzalo Delgado, Jorge Jellinek, Manuel Martinez Carril
Votes: 1,033
11. La casa muda (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman becomes trapped inside a house and is unable to contact the outside world as mysterious forces haunt it.
Director: Gustavo Hernández | Stars: Florencia Colucci, Abel Tripaldi, Gustavo Alonso, María Salazar
Votes: 8,028
12. The Delay (2012)
84 min | Drama
A middle-aged, single mother of three cares for her eighty year old father, and they are pushed to the breaking point.
Director: Rodrigo Plá | Stars: Emilia Díaz, Ernesto Liotti, Jorge Temponi, Néstor Guzzini
Votes: 408
13. Anina (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fantastical journey into the world of a ten-year-old girl who, following a playground skirmish, is given the weirdest punishment in the history of weird punishments.
Director: Alfredo Soderguit | Stars: Federica Lacaño, María Mendive, César Troncoso, Cristina Morán
Votes: 912
14. Mr. Kaplan (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
HD. A grumpy old man sees opportunity when he learns of a mysterious German man he suspects is a Nazi in hiding.
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Héctor Noguera, Néstor Guzzini, Rolf Becker, Nidia Telles
Votes: 977
15. Una noche sin luna (2014)
78 min | Comedy, Drama
During New Year's Eve, three lonely characters travel to a small town lost in the Uruguayan countryside. Cesar, a divorced man, arrives to the town where he will have dinner with his ... See full summary »
Director: Germán Tejeira | Stars: Marcel Keoroglian, Daniel Melingo, Roberto Suárez, Elisa Gagliano
Votes: 201
16. Breadcrumbs (2016)
109 min | Drama
This is the story of Liliana a Uruguayan photographer who returns to the country to establish a relationship with her son who was separated from her during the Uruguayan dictatorship.
Director: Manane Rodríguez | Stars: Helen Bertels, Patxi Bisquert, Justina Bustos, Ignacio Cawen
Votes: 104
17. Another Story of the World (2017)
105 min | Comedy
In Mosquitos, Gregorio devises a ploy to clear the name of his friend Milo, imprisoned by the military regime. Through the dictation of a course, Esnal will remove the bases of the regime and its crusade for the liberation of Striga.
Director: Guillermo Casanova | Stars: Alfonsina Carrocio, Susana Castro, Nicolás Condito, Cecilia Cósero
Votes: 70
18. A Twelve-Year Night (2018)
TV-MA | 122 min | Adventure, Biography, Crime
1973. Uruguay is governed by a military dictatorship. One autumn night, three Tupamaro prisoners are taken from their jail cells in a secret military operation. The order is precise: "As we can't kill them, let's drive them mad."
Director: Álvaro Brechner | Stars: Antonio de la Torre, Chino Darín, Alfonso Tort, César Troncoso
Votes: 10,987
19. The Moneychanger (2019)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.
Director: Federico Veiroj | Stars: Daniel Hendler, Dolores Fonzi, Luis Machín, Benjamín Vicuña
Votes: 319
20. La Teoría de los Vidrios Rotos (2021)
80 min | Comedy
Claudio Tapia thought he had arrived in a quiet town, but soon finds himself facing a mystery quite peculiar and complex for an insurance expert.
Director: Diego Fernández | Stars: Guillermo Arengo, Roberto Birindelli, Christian Font, Carlos Frasca
Votes: 94
21. The Employer and the Employee (2021)
106 min | Drama
The employer is a young man from a middle-class family; he leads a modern life and doesn't fit in with the traditional stereotype of rural producer. But he has one pressing concern: his ... See full summary »
Director: Manolo Nieto | Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Cristian Borges, Justina Bustos, Fatima Quintanilla
Votes: 204
22. Family Album (2023)
91 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
"Family Album" is a coming of age film comedy about the difficult bond between parents and children and the world of amateur rock bands
Director: Guillermo Rocamora | Stars: Diego Cremonesi, Franco Rizzaro, Valeria Lois, Alfonso Tort
Votes: 30
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