Spotlight on Latin America

Latin American cinema has always had a special place in our hearts. These films have been standouts at the Angelika Film Center, loved by critics and audiences alike.

An unforgettable work from directing duo Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. "Cinema doesn't get more exhilarating than this" (BBC.com).
City of God
  • 2003
"A compelling and visually arresting drama from Brazil" (San Francisco Chronicle); Directed by Paulo Morelli
City of Men
  • 2007
Alfonso Arau's Golden Globe and BAFTA nominated film is a delicious love story that intoxicates audiences with its magical realism.
Like Water for Chocolate
  • 1993
Iñárritu’s first feature and Gael Garcia Bernal’s film acting debut, was heralded by New York Magazine as “a truly prodigious piece of work."
Amores Perros
  • 2001
Cannes Film Festival Official Selection from Director/Writer Lucrecia Martel. "Masterly, disturbing and deeply mysterious" (Guardian).
The Headless Woman
  • 2008
"At once a gripping thriller, an incendiary social critique and a mordant moral fable," (The Playlist), from cinematic master Pablo Larraín
The Club
  • 2015
Director Michel Franco's debut feature - a Cannes Film Festival Official Selection. "Compelling! Startling! Thought-provoking!" (Screen Daily)
Daniel & Ana
  • 2010
Cannes Official Selection & Colombia's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. Dir. Jose Luis Rugeles.
Alias Maria
  • 2015
"A dizzying thrill ride laced with small doses of pitch-black comic relief" (NY Times) from Director Jonathan Jakubowicz
Secuestro Express
  • 2004
A unique film about food, society and culture on the island of Cuba from director Asori Soto
Cuban Food Stories
  • 2018
Striking, semi-autobiographical exploration from Director Carlos Reygadas. An abstract drama and an exploration of darkness and light.
Post Tenebras Lux
  • 2012
Portrait of Argentina's most famous musical artist, "a skylark who sang truth to power in Argentina" (New York Times). Dir. Rodrigo H. Vila
Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America
  • 2013
Offers insightful and scathing observations on class and colonialism, from director Lucrecia Martel.
Zama
  • 2017
Director Sebastián Lelio's complex character study of a middle-aged woman (an unforgettable Paulina García) that captivated both critics and audiences
Gloria
  • 2013
Director/Writer Amat Escalante's Venice Film Festival award winner. "Once it wraps its tentacles around you, THE UNTAMED doesn't let go" (Indiewire).
The Untamed
  • 2016
Director Pablo Trapero's "gripping, fast paced story" (Hollywood Reporter), set on the backdrop of the poverty-stricken Buenos Aires outskirts.
White Elephant
  • 2012
Director/Writer Amat Escalante delivers a raw, powerful film that took home the win for Best Director at Cannes 2013.
Heli
  • 2013
Unpredictable, gripping, and ultimately haunting. Michael Rowe directs this Cannes Film Festival Golden Camera winner
Leap Year
  • 2010
Director/Writer Carlos Cuarón crafts a stunning coming-of-age portrait of young love.
Sugar Kisses
  • 2013
Director/Writer Lucía Puenzo delivers "a kind of true-life horror story about the helpful, soft-spoken monster in our midst." (NPR)
The German Doctor
  • 2013