Uruguay Movies

In 2003 a rock festival is held in a small town in Uruguay (Durazno) under the fearful gaze of its inhabitants. With each edition, the festival grew...

I try to get closer to a man I know only by omission: my grandfather. Through kept letters, a few photographs, and other people’s memories, I...

The grand geography of the American continent witnesses the track of a ship through southern waters.

Between two different realities, the threads of life cross. An anecdote links Uruguay, Palestine and Israel. A son films his father and his...

Ana, a shy young woman trapped in the monotony of her job at a mate shop (a South American drink, similar to an infusion), finds solace in dancing...

Hilda must be responsible of a decision that she took long time ago. Her life is altered by the news that her son is coming to visit her after...

A tale about May 20 in Uruguay. For the headmaster, it is a day of family birthdays; for many, like her 91-year-old neighbor Marta, the date is about...

A story whispered narrates a journey where two dimensions of space-time overlap.

Upon arriving at a party organized by his cousin Facundo, Martin finds himself in a place that is stranger than he expected. He soon begins to feel...

An environmentally conscious stop-motion short film made with natural sounds and materials from Uruguay: a girl on vacation gets lost at sea and...

Blending archival footage, personal testimony and a decades-long search for answers, Melissa Saavedra Gil transforms a childhood tragedy into a...

For over 40 years, the Sahrawi population, as refugees, has been waiting peacefully to return to their homeland after Morocco's illegal invasion of...

The film "Estoy por casarme" (1991), directed by Manuel Lamas, is a romantic comedy set in the resort town of Piriápolis. The plot revolves...

After the coup in Uruguay in 1973, thousands of intellectuals and artists fled the country. The filmmaker’s father was among them and left for...

Looking to feel something, Raquel, decides to sneak out of her grandmother's house and crash a costume party in the building across the street.

The lying in state of the body of the Antartic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in Montevideo, Uruguay, and its transfer to ship for burial on the...

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the future of the Cine Universitario del Uruguay. A director abandons his documentary due to safety concerns. Drawing...

Two friends, Pilar and Mica, get lost on their way back from a party — one of them is having a shitty day.