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WEEKLY HAPPY HOURS
Stop by the AFI Silver Café every Thursday and
Friday during the festival from 6:00 to 7:00
p.m. for Happy Hour! Happy Hours feature
complimentary snacks courtesy of Nando's Peri
Peri, Latin American drink specials and festive
music. Enjoy a cold drink and a delicious
appetizer before your film.
Happy Hour dates:
September 20, 26 & 27; October 3 & 4
Happy Hour specials are valid only for AFI Latin American Film
Festival pass holders and ticket holders to films playing on the given dates.
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
THESIS ON A HOMICIDE
[Tesis sobre un homicidio]
Fri, Sep 20, 7:00 (also showing Tue, Sep 24, 9:10)
Roberto Bermúdez (Ricardo Darín, THE SECRET IN THEIR
EYES) is a well-respected law professor and celebrated
author whose life is changed forever when a young woman's
body is found just outside his classroom window. Convinced
that his star pupil, the all-too charming Gonzalo (Alberto
Ammann), is behind the murder and plotting his next kill,
Roberto risks his life, prestige and perhaps even his sanity
to prove Gonzalo's guilt. Brimming with sex, murder and
intrigue, this twist-filled thriller was a box office phenomenon
in Argentina.
DIR Hernán Goldfrid; SCR Patricio Vega, from the book by Diego
Paszkowski; PROD Diego Dubcovsky, Gerardo Herrero. Argentina/Spain, 2013, color, 106 min.
In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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THE GERMAN DOCTOR [Wakolda]
Sat, Sep 28, 7:15 (also showing Mon, Sep 30, 7:00)
Patagonia, 1960. The infamous Nazi criminal Josef
Mengele (Àlex Brendemühl), going by the alias Helmut
Gregor, connects with an Argentine family and follows
them to Bariloche, where they are set to open a new hotel.
Chillingly interested in the mother, pregnant with twins,
and their diminutive 12-year-old daughter, Mengele’s dark
passions are reignited. Unaware of his true identity, the
family welcomes the charismatic man with open arms, until
they discover his disturbing secret. Filmmaker Lucía Puenzo
(XXY) adapts her own novel, loosely based on historical
facts, to create a slow-boiling thriller. Official Selection,
2013 Cannes Film Festival.
DIR/SCR/PROD Lucía Puenzo; PROD Gudny
Hummelvoll, Stan Jakubowicz, Axel Kuschevatzky, José María Morales, Fabienne Vonier.
Argentina/France/Spain/Norway, 2013, color, 93 min. In Spanish, German and Hebrew
with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Now in its 24th year, the AFI Latin American Film Festival
showcases the best filmmaking from Latin America and,
with the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal,
celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections. This year’s
selection of more than 40 films includes international
festival favorites, award-winners, local box-office hits and
debut works by promising new talents.
A NOTE TO AUDIENCES:
Because most films in the AFI Latin American Film Festival have
not been submitted to the MPAA rating system in the U.S., AFI has
made its best effort to inform audiences about any film content that
could earn a restricted rating if released in the U.S. The following
is a guide:
sex
violence
drug use
language
All showtimes are correct at press time.
Always check AFI.com/Silver for
updated listings. No passes accepted.
AFI would like to thank the following supporters:
GOLD Sponsors
SILVER Sponsors
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Contents
2013 AFI Latin American Film Festival
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Spooky Movie International
Horror Film Festival
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Halloween on Screen
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Horror ’73: An
Annus Horribilis
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Noir City DC: The 2013
Film Noir Festival
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DC Labor FilmFest, Overdrive: LA Noir,
Special Engagements
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Calendar
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Barbara Stanwyck, Pier Paolo Pasolini, DIAL
M FOR MURDER, Special Engagements
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SOFIA AND THE STUBBORN MAN
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Editor:
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Production Manager:
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Production Coordinator:
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Design:
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OPENING NIGHT
VIOLA
Q&A with filmmaker Matías Piñeiro, plus post-screening
reception sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina, on Sep 19
Thu, Sep 19, 7:30 (also showing Sat, Sep 21, 3:00)
Matías Piñeiro’s
spritely adaptation
of Shakespeare’s
“Twelfth Night,” set
among contemporary
Buenos Aires hipsters,
would make both
the Bard and Eric
Rohmer, the French
New Wave’s resident
contempo-classicist,
proud. The action shifts from an all-female Shakespeare production,
to rehearsals, to reality and back again as the women contemplate
love and relationships in the big city. Manohla Dargis of The New
York Times proclaimed the film “wonderfully inventive…a triumph of
narrative imagination and bottom line ingenuity.” Official Selection,
2012 Toronto Film Festival; 2013 Berlin, New Director/New Films
Film Festivals.
DIR/SCR Matías Piñeiro; PROD Melanie Schapiro. Argentina/US, 2012, color, 65 min. In
Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Screening with:
ROSALINDA
A precursor to VIOLA in both its joyful tone and imaginative vision,
Matías Piñeiro’s first brush with Shakespeare follows a troupe of young
actors who retire to an island getaway to rehearse “As You Like It.” The
movie begins with heartbreak: Luisa, who plays Rosalinda, breaks up
with her boyfriend on her cellphone. But as the day progresses and she
gets deeper into character, the play starts to overtake reality, as she now
finds herself the object of affection of her eccentric castmates.
DIR/SCR Matías
Piñeiro; PROD Iván Granovsky. Argentina, 2012, color, 43 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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LA PAZ
Fri, Sep 20, 5:15; Sun, Sep 22, 11:10 a.m.; Mon, Sep 23, 7:00
Liso is a damaged young man, suffocating from his
overprotected middle-class upbringing. Just released from a
psychiatric clinic, he struggles to re-adapt to his privileged
world. Failing to revive relationships with past girlfriends and
his parents, he takes solace in the company of his Bolivian
maid and his understanding grandma. In this affecting portrait
of a man searching for inner peace, playwright and filmmaker
Santiago Loza finds a beautiful honesty in quiet moments,
quotidian reality and ultimately, hope. The film garnered the
Best Argentine Film Award at the 2013 BAFICI Film Festival.
Official Selection, 2013 Berlin Film Festival; Opening Night,
2013 Latinbeat Film Festival.
DIR/SCR/PROD Santiago Loza; PROD Iván
Eibuszyc. Argentina, 2013, color, 73 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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THE CRITIC [El crítico]
Sun, Sep 29, 7:25; Thu, Oct 3, 7:00
“Shit. I’m stuck in a romantic comedy.” Film critic Victor
Tellez, a devotee of the French New Wave, finds himself
in the middle of a movie he would normally laugh off the
screen before the second act. But when he meets-cute with
his own manic pixie dream girl, he starts to fall in love
and—gulp—might even write a positive review for the
latest chick flick. A hilarious, quirky and intelligent tribute
to romantic comedies, first-time filmmaker and career film
journalist Hernán Guerschuny has crafted a film that will
delight fans of both WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… and
BREATHLESS. Official Selection, 2013 BAFICI Film Festival.
DIR/SCR Hernán Guerschuny; PROD Carlos Nuñez. Argentina, 2013, color, 90 min. In
Spanish and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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LEONES
Sun, Oct 6, 9:15; Mon, Oct 7, 9:15
Deep in the forest, a group of five friends wanders around like
a lion herd. Lost in their word games, they play and seduce
each other while going back and forth into adult territory, in
a desperate search to avoid their already written story. An
Argentine GERRY, Jazmín López’s mysterious and astonishing
Borgesian debut may be shot by Gus Van Sant’s Steadicam
operator, but it flows with an energy and pacing all of its own.
(Note courtesy of the Vancouver Film Festival.) Official Selection,
2012 Venice Film Festival, 2013 New Directors/New Films,
Rotterdam Film Festival.
DIR/SCR Jazmín López; PROD Jean des Forêts, Benjamín
Doménech, Santiago Gallelli, Marleen Slot. Argentina/France/Netherlands, 2012, color, 82 min. In
Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Bolivia
ONCE UPON A TIME IN BOLIVIA
[Erase una vez en Bolivia]
Q&A with filmmaker Patrick Cordova and producer
Nahuel Attar on Sep 28
Sat, Sep 28, 3:00; Mon, Sep 30, 9:00
Half-brothers Rocky and Nene couldn’t be more different.
Rocky is a no-good schemer with zero respect for Bolivia,
while the naïve and gentle-hearted Nene is a true patriot.
But when the 2003 gas conflict begins to escalate, they
must put their differences aside to race to the Chilean border
before the civil unrest forces it to close. A truly independent
feature, filmmaker Patrick Cordova shot on a micro budget
in dangerous slums, breathtaking deserts and remote villages
with a cast of non-professional actors. Best International
Feature, London Independent Film Festival.
DIR/SCR/PROD Patrick
Cordova; PROD Nahuel Attar, Paola Gosalvez. Bolivia, 2011, color, 81 min. In Spanish with
English subtitles. NOT RATED
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Brazil
VIRAMUNDO
Fri, Sep 27, 5:00; Sat, Sep 28, 5:00; Mon, Sep 30, 5:00
After decades of sold-out shows and international recognition,
musician Gilberto Gil embarks on a new kind of world tour
through the southern hemisphere. From the Amazon of Brazil
to the Australian Outback and townships of South Africa, Gil
continues the work he began as Brazil’s first black Minister
of Culture—promoting the power of cultural diversity in a
globalized world and sharing his vision for the future: a diverse,
interconnected planet filled with hope, exchange…and of
course, music!
DIR Pierre-Yves Borgeaud; PROD Frédéric Corvez, Clément Duboin,
Emmanuel Gétaz. France/Switzerland, 2013, color, 95 min. In English and Portuguese with
English subtitles. NOT RATED
THEY'LL COME BACK [Eles Voltam]
Sun, Sep 29, 3:15; Tue, Oct 1, 9:20
“If you two don’t stop fighting, I’m going to pull this car over
and leave you by the side of the road.” Cris and her brother
don't, so their parents do. Stranded in the rugged northwest of
Brazil, the bickering doesn’t stop and the siblings part ways.
On her own, 12-year-old Cris is forced to navigate a world
far from her upper-middle-class upbringing. This modern fable
about independence and identity, subtly dissects issues of class
and race in modern day Brazil. Best Film, Best Actress and
Best Supporting Actress, 2012 Brasilia Film Festival; Official
Selection, 2013 Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films, San
Francisco Film Festivals.
DIR/SCR Marcelo Lordello; PROD Marilha Assis. Brazil, 2012,
color, 100 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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TICKETS & PASSES
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2-star level & up
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PASE ESPECIAL
Explore Latin American cinema with an AFI Latin American Film Festival
pass — the
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! Want to see all the hottest films in the festival
without having to worry about buying tickets in advance? With the
Pase Especial
, you have priority access to every film. NO TICKETS
NEEDED. The all-access
Pase Especial
gives you admission for one to
every screening in the AFI Latin American Film Festival, including
Opening and Closing Night, Special Presentations and Festival
Happy Hours. Valued at more than $500!
$150 General Admission/$125 for AFI Members
COMBO TICKET PACKAGES*
If you plan to buy eight or more tickets to films in the AFI Latin American
Film Festival, in any combination, ask for the Combo Ticket Package
discounted rate of just $10 per ticket. (Normal ticket price is $12.) You
can buy several tickets
to one show, or one ticket to several shows! It's
perfect for families attending shows together and festival-goers who
have planned out their schedule of must-see shows in advance.
*Combo Ticket Package purchases must be completed in a single
transaction at the AFI Silver box office for discount to apply. Offer does not
apply to web sales and may not be used for Opening or Closing Night
or Special Presentations. Subject to availability.
CULTURAL Sponsors
• Embassy of Argentina
• Embassy of the Dominican Republic
• Mexican Cultural Institute
• SPAIN arts & culture,
Embassy of Spain
SUPPORTING Sponsor
• Nando’s Peri Peri Silver Spring
Argentina
September 19–October 9
VIRAMUNDO
THEY'LL COME BACK
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Courtesy of Latido Films
Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films
Courtesy of Plano 9 Produções
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