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3 Marias, The: The Empire Collection

A Brazilian tale of vengeance soaked in gothic imagery and biblical allusions, this cult classic is about a woman who uses her three daughters to enact a bloody revenge on the men who murdered her husband and sons.

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Altiplano

High in the Andes of Peru, silent but deadly traces of mercury, remnants of long-ago mining, bring illness and death to a local village. Seeking retribution, the villagers mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the nearby mountains.

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Argentina

Poetic, riveting and moving, three-time Academy Award nominee Carlos Saura's latest foray into the music of Argentina explores the heart of traditional Argentine folklore and its stunning musical heritage - from traditional styles to modern dance.

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Boom Varietal

Originally from France, the Malbec grape found its perfect home in the dry Argentine climate. Its booming popularity has swept the world, reviving a varietal that nearly had been lost.

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The Bridge Master's Daughter

In the remote Andean highlands of Peru, the Bridge Master cares for the woven footbridge that has stretched over the gorge for hundreds of years, since the time of the Incas. But the Bridge Master is old...and his children want to migrate to the city.

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Carmo, Hit the Road

In this Sundance dazzler, Carmo agrees to help a lonesome, wheelchair-bound low-life transport a shipment of smuggled goods. An unlikely romance unfolds as the two are chased through a lush and jagged South American landscape.

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Che Guevara: Where You'd Never Imagine Him

Using archival film and photo materials, Cuban director Manuel Pérez paints a personal portrait of Che Guevara, from his childhood in Argentina to the motorcycle trip through Latin America that changed his life forever.

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Circo

Gorgeously filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico and set to the music of Calexico, Circo follows the Ponce family’s hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together as the fate of this century-old family tradition hangs in the balance.

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Cocalero

Born out of the U.S. war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales – backed by a troop of coca leaf farmers – travels through the Andes and Amazon leading a historic bid to become Bolivia’s first Indigenous president.

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Crude

This riveting film from Joe Berlinger tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against U.S. oil giant Chevron.

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Cuban Food Stories

Filmmaker Asori Soto returns to his Cuban homeland to search for the missing flavors of his childhood, visiting cities and remote regions to rediscover the culinary roots of Cuba.

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Devil's Miner, The

Part of our Human Rights Watch collection, this award-winning documentary is an astonishing portrait of two brothers, 14-year-old Basilio and 12-year-old Bernardino, who work deep inside the silver mines of Cerro Rico, Bolivia.

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Fatherland

La Recoleta Cemetery rests in the heart of one of Buenos Aires‘ swankiest neighborhoods. A city-within-a-city, it is the final resting place for key figures of its nation‘s history: statesmen and poets, founding fathers and oppositional voices.

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Fidel

A unique look at one of the most influential and controversial figures of our time through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, Alice Walker, Harry Belafonte, Nelson Mandela, and many more.

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German Doctor, The

Patagonia, 1960. A German doctor meets an Argentinean family who welcomes him into their home and entrusts their daughter to his care, not knowing that they are harboring Josef Mengele, one of WWII's most heinous Nazi war criminals.

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I, The Worst of All

In 17th century Mexico, the brilliant and beautiful poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) enters a convent, and the local vicereine (Dominique Sanda) becomes her protectress and erotic muse.

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La Sierra

This award-winning film is the story of three inhabitants of La Sierra, a barrio in Medellin, Colombia, the cocaine capital of the world. Here, lives are defined by drugs, guns and violence.

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Last Elvis, The

Most evenings in Buenos Aires, "Elvis" Gutiérrez is a star - his singing and stage presence bring back to life the King of Rock and Roll. But he retreats from reality until a tragic accident forces him to grapple with his real-world responsibilities.

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Maluala

In 19th century Cuba, African slaves known as “cimarrons” overpower their Spanish masters and hide in settlements in the eastern mountains. But discord among the cimarrons is sown by traitors working secretly for the Spanish.

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Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of Latin America

Journey into the world of Argentina's most famous musical artist in this intimate documentary which explores the impact Mercedes Sosa had on the musical and political heritage of Latin America...and the world.

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Moments with Fidel

Cuban director Rebeca Chávez uses archival film and audio material to create a collage of important moments in Fidel Castro’s political and personal life, including his re-definition of Cuba’s role after the collapse of the Communist Bloc.

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Monseñor: The Last Journey of Óscar Romero

In El Salvador in the late Seventies, Monseñor Óscar Romero was the voice of the poor, the disenfranchised, and the Disappeared – all struggling under the corrupt Salvadoran government.

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Mr. Pig

This Sundance World Premiere follows an old-school pig farmer from California named Ambrose Eubanks (Danny Glover), who, on the brink of losing his family farm, sets off on a road trip with Howard, his beloved and very large pig.

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Mystery of Eva Peron, The

Actress, seductress, political powerhouse and cultural icon of Argentina and the world, the life and legend of María Eva Duarte de Perón, or Evita, as she came to be known, endures to this day.

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Olancho

In Olancho, the largest state in Honduras, the drug trade has taken its toll in human lives and economic damage. But to some musicians, the cartels provide an opportunity. This award-winning documentary delves into their lives.

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Patrimonio

A billion dollar American development is poised to engulf a small coastal community in Mexico. But local townspeople band together to battle the threat to their water, their beach and their heritage.

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Roses in December

On December 2, 1980 lay missioner Jean Donovan and three American nuns were brutally murdered by members of El Salvador’s security force. The film chronicles Jean’s life, from her affluent childhood to her tragic death.

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Secundaria

Secundaria quietly follows one high school class on its journey through Cuba's world-famous National Ballet School. In their third year, a student named Mayara takes charge of her destiny in an astonishing way and this simple portrait takes a dramatic turn.

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Split Decision

Talented boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez is deported to Mexico, where he faces two new battles: the fight to return to his life the U.S., and the struggle to find acceptance in the country of his birth.

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Split Decision - Spanish Version

Talented boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez is deported back to Mexico to face new battles: the fight to return to his life in the U.S. and to find acceptance in the land of his birth.

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Suddenly: Empire Collection

A sexy road movie with a raw freshness reminiscent of early Godard or Jarmusch, Suddenly is the story of Marcia, a lonely salesclerk in Buenos Aries who dreams of escaping her dreary life.

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Take, The

Filmmakers Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein take viewers inside the lives of unemployed workers in Buenos Aires, who must fight for jobs and their dignity by confronting factory owners, politicians and judges.

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They Killed Sister Dorothy

This gripping documentary follows the real-life drama at the trials of the killers of Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old nun from Dayton, Ohio who was shot six times at point blank range in the Amazon.

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To Dance Like a Man

In this child’s eye view on the hunger for professional success, triplets Angel, César and Marcos, age 11, all want the same thing – a role in a major ballet production at Havana’s celebrated Grand Theatre. Who will be chosen?

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Voices of the Andes

This visually striking documentary takes us along the Great Inca Road, an ancient network of roads spanning more than 8,000 miles that runs through the heart of the Andes from the ocean and deserts all the way to Machu Picchu.

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When the Drum is Beating

The Haitian band Septentrional has been making passionate, beautiful music for six decades, navigating the ups and downs, the glory and the tragedy that is their nation's history.

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When Two Worlds Collide

In this tense and immersive Sundance award-winner, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire in the clash between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders over indigenous Amazonian land.