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Dori is a retiree who spends her days drinking mate and playing lottery with Claudia, the woman who helps her clean her house. One day, she is unpleasantly surprised to learn that her neighbor Alicia has suddenly died. Overwhelmed by financial problems, Claudia tells Dori about Necromancy, the ritual by which one can consult the dead about the future. Dori agrees to this practice, thinking that her financial problems will soon be solved. But what she doesn't know is that desecrating the sleep of the dead can have terrifying consequences.
Nov 2024
Kalima, a young foreigner just arrived in Buenos Aires, attends a job interview, without suspecting that the job is with a mysterious sect working in the human trafficking business.
Sep 2014
Paula and Jorge are special police agents investigating the cases of a serial killer of women. The killer's skill at leaving no trace and Jorge's terrible relationship with the other officers in the squad become obstacles in their quest to catch the killer. As the murders increase, Jorge becomes obsessed with the case and confesses to Paula that he dreams about the crimes shortly before they happen.
Jun 2021
After many years, Julia returns to her childhood home, where as a child she was sexually abused by her recently deceased father. But inhabiting that place again will force her to face her ghosts and darkest memories.
Nov 2019
Wendy is a happily married woman leading a normal life, until horrific nightmares and visions and the arrival of a mysterious young woman reveal a dark past, filled with horror, violence, witchcraft and death.
Oct 2025
Moisés is a retired firefighter who lives like a hermit in poverty. A keen flute player, he one day receives a visit from a debt collector demanding payment for an old debt. From that moment on, Moisés's life takes an unexpected turn.
Jan 2023
Horacio, an extremely misogynistic and sexist businessman, arranges a blind date with Olga, a pregnant woman. Horacio suggests they spend a day outdoors, away from the city, and Olga accepts. However, once there, Horacio is knocked out and kidnapped by Olga, who confesses her true intentions: to subject him to a unique experiment to bring about a complete change in him.
Dec 2017
Ivana a women of about 25, lives with her boyfriend Gregorio,a temperamental only son who loves his mother. Ivana is obligated by Gregorio on a strict diet because he see her prone to gaining weight. However, a sharo turn in her life will have to face his worst enemy: herself.
May 2018
Iván wants to emigrate to the United States. He doesn't care about what he's leaving behind, not even his relationship with his girlfriend Claudia, whom he hasn't yet told about his decision. Iván must sell his grandfather's house in order to travel. Memories of his grandfather, an immigrant who struggled to build a home and a future for his family, leave Iván conflicted about the direction he should take with his life.
Nov 2018
Vicente's father locks him up in the basement as punishment, just as he has done many times before. But after one night of tragedy, the parents won't be returning home. The child survives miserably in the basement for years, until one day he gets out, filled with hatred and thirst for revenge.
Dec 2020
In the southern part of the City of Buenos Aires there is a neighborhood that many name but do not know: Villa Lugano. There, the urban coexists with the village, which still survives, in much more than an afternoon nap or some grandparent's story. 100 years after its foundation, Lugano continues to build its identity.
Jan 2010
Flavia, a former professional karateka, and her husband Rafael are going through a marital crisis because he can't find a job. On her mother's advice, Flavia gives her husband an ultimatum to resolve his employment situation. The crisis between them forces Rafael to return to his neighborhood, where he meets old friends who offer him a return to his former life as a drug dealer, which only unleashes a spiral of deceit and violence.
Jul 2021
Sandra is now over 40 and lives with her husband, Héctor, a bus driver who doesn't let her work. Sunk in the routine of household chores, one day she meets Darío, a teenager who works as a laborer at a local grocery store and is trying to finish high school. With exams approaching, Sandra selflessly offers to help him with math, unaware that she will gradually begin to feel attracted to her young student.
Paulo began working in a greengrocery owned by a lesbian couple, Cecilia and Gabi. Paulo soon falls in seduction games of Cecilia. He falls madly in love, not realizing his homosexuality, and not imagine either the problem that is messing with Gabi.
Nov 2015
Mónica is in a slump after her divorce and tries to overcome her crisis by reconnecting with old girl friends, lost over her married years. This includes her best friend from high school, Virginia, whom she visits. Virginia is on a personal quest to contact other-dimensional beings. Things get complicated for Mónica.
Dec 2018
Nicolás, a retired widower, lives with his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson in a small rented home, supporting them with his meager pension. During the 2001 crisis in Argentina, Nicolás pursued his dream of building a house on a remote piece of land, just as he and his wife had dreamed. At a local cultural center, Nicolás began a free painting class despite the total opposition of his family, who considered him a hindrance to their lives.
Jan 2003
Laura is in a relationship with Killi, a Spanish missionary trying to support a cultural center in Greater Buenos Aires. But the couple begins to suffer due to the cultural center's imminent closure. Two students offer them a place to continue teaching. However, Laura's confusion about what direction to take in her life further complicates things.
Apr 2015
An old man in need of medical care is referred to an unofficial medical center in the outskirts of the city by a shady nurse. In the hopes of getting what he needs, the man ends up in the hands of a corrupt and sinister medical association of doctors who engage in organ trafficking in their spare time.
Two prostitutes serve clients in a small private apartment downtown. In the neighborhood, a series of mysterious ritual murders keep the women on edge. One day, one of their oldest clients asks them to play a dark sexual game that becomes increasingly bizarre. The two women begin to suspect him and decide to set a trap. But evil is even closer than they imagine.
Apr 2021
A troubled writer is trying to finish his novel. His wife asks him to clean the basement, and there he unexpectedly finds another woman, his inspiring muse, whom he begins to need in an obsessive and addictive way to keep writing, even though this behavior puts his marriage and even his own life at risk.