César Troncoso

The Woman of the River (2026)

Érica struggles to build a new life with her young daughter, Flor, but everything is threatened when Pedro, her ex-partner and Flor's father, is released from prison after three years. At first, everything seems fine, but the fragility is shattered when P ...

Milonga (2025)

Rosa still lives by her husband's rules despite the fact that he died six months ago. Her worsening relationship with her son has left her estranged from her only family. When she meets Juan, a divorcee, with whom she shares her passion for tango, she star ...

A Loose End (2025)

Santiago, an Argentine police corporal, crosses the border into Uruguay fleeing from other police officers who are looking for him. Using his uniform, he inspects regional food stalls, sampling dairy products and cold cuts to survive, while trying to go un ...

Belén (2025)

In the conservative northwestern region of Argentina, Julieta finds herself accused of infanticide after a medical emergency. With support from her attorney and women's rights advocates, she fights for justice in a landmark case that could change lives. ...

Gallego, Manuel Capella (2023)

A documentary born from the letters that the Spanish-Uruguayan singer Manuel Capella sent from his exile in the 70's, and is completed with the testimonies of Uruguayan and foreign artists, friends and journalists. ...

Los terrenos (2023)

Miami (2023)

Miguel and Alicia are a young retired couple. One day, Alicia goes to visit her mother-in-law at the nursing home. Hours go by and she does not return. Concerned, Miguel goes out to look for her, but finds her sitting on the sidewalk. What's wrong with her ...

Cuando oscurece (2022)

Flor thinks she's in vacation with her father, when in reality Pedro is kidnapping her due to the fear of not seeing her again. When Flor discovers the truth, she escapes. Érica, her mother, looks for her desperately. ...

Oliverio and the Pool (2022)

When something unexpected happens in Oliverio's family, all he wants to do is walk away. He settles on a deckchair by the pool and decides there is no reason to move. Life swirls around him, revealing secrets and presenting new challenges. Through moments ...

Mateína (2021)

Uruguay, 2045. Yerba mate is prohibited. Two illegal vendors travel to Paraguay to smuggle weed. On this journey they become accidental heroes as they return to the people their lost identity. ...

The Broken Glass Theory (2021)

Claudio is promoted to policy coordinator in his insurance company, but he has to move to a remote small town for the position, and after arriving numerous cars begin to be set on fire. Claudio is pressured to cover the cars' insurance in a hostile environ ...

36 horas (2019)

A Twelve-Year Night (2018)

Uruguay, 1973. Having been crushed by the military dictatorship, surviving members of the Tupamaro guerillas are imprisoned and tortured. They must find a way to endure the coming 12 years. ...

O Avental Rosa (2018)

Loveling (2018)

On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety and renew her strength before sending her eldest son out into the world. ...

The Feather Pillow (2018)

Shortly after her honeymoon Alicia contracts an inexplicable illness, while her husband Jordan bear witness seemingly indifferent. Something hidden is driving her insane. The disease makes the young woman mix reality with gruesome hallucinations. ...

Wood Eyes (2017)

A tale of children's horror for adults. A story that intermingles fantasy and reality. The eyes of a child who perceive what adults are not able to see. ...

El Pampero (2017)

An ill man takes a trip on his boat to remember quietly his life. Unexpectedly, a girl takes cover on the same boat. When the man finds her, she asks him for help because she will be charged for a crime she did not commit. On the way, they'll have several ...

Another Story of the World (2017)

A small town, two families joined together over time. A man who does not forget the values ​​of honor and fraternal friendship. From the director of The Journey to the Sea, history proposes the coalition of two worlds or, perhaps, the same but with dif ...

Home Team (2017)

Tito is 13 years old and extremely gifted at soccer, his genius brings him a contract that lifts him and his family out of poverty. He shines with his goals, but turns into a petty player, drops out of school, and has no friends. Tito becomes the breadwinn ...

A Superfície da Sombra (2017)

Lonely Tony travels to the far south of the country for a funeral for an old friend. He ends up late and misses the ceremony, but meets Blanca, a mysterious girl who offers to guide him around town. They end up starting a romantic relationship while strang ...

Night Watch (2017)

Fernando, a lonely and tormented man, gets a job as a night watchman in a warehouse close to being demolished. The building is huge, with several floors and wings interconnected by a confusing network of corridors and stairs. One night, Fernando hears stra ...

Amor ao Quadrado (2016)

The Dreamseller (2016)

A disillusioned psychologist tries to commit suicide until he strikes up a friendship with an unlikely saviour who teaches him a new way of living. ...

Elis (2016)

The film tells the story of the energetic and pulsating singer Elis Regina since her arrival in Rio de Janeiro at age 19 until her tragic and early death. Despite all the difficulties, success comes fulminant and the life of Elis Regina gained national and ...

The Candidate (2016)

A team of advisers is brought in to manufacture the image of Marchand, producing social media profiles, commercials and a new public persona. Conflict arises when it is revealed that not everyone is who they present themselves to be. At his country estate, ...

Dolphins Go East (2016)

Miguel Ángel García Mazziotti, a Río de la Plata's decadent showbiz gay figure, receives the visit of his daughter Virginia, of whom he has been distanced for years. "The Fat", as everybody calls him in Punta del Este, openly rejects her visit, but when ...

A Matter of Courage (2016)

Hermano is a doctor who plans to climb a dangerous mountain. He feels guilty about the death of his best friend and needs a test of courage. But Hermano's wife reveals that she is pregnant and he needs to make a decision. ...

Portrait of a Thief (2015)

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro. ...

Carrot (2014)

Two Uruguayan journalists embark on a journey of secrets, simulations, furtive encounters and paranoia when a mysterious informant contact them with the intention to reveal evidence of crimes by the military dictatorship that have never been investigated. ...

A Oeste do Fim do Mundo (2014)

The Alpha Male Guide (2014)

The life of a seal is pretty unfair. During mating season, the strong ones take ten females each, nine males stay without a partner. This wildlife comedy observes a colony of seals and tells the story of one of them: We follow him through the crude beauty ...

Time and the Wind (2013)

Based on Érico Verissimo's literary trilogy, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of the Terra Cambará family and their opponents, the Amaral family. The struggles between the two families begin in the missions and lasts until the end of the 19th century. ...

Brazilian Western (2013)

When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord. ...

Anina (2013)

Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective and em ...

Hoje (2013)

Former political activist receives compensation from the Brazilian government for the disappearance of her husband, victim of the repression triggered by the Brazilian military dictatorship. With the money, she can buy her an apartment and free herself fro ...

Clandestine Childhood (2012)

Juan lives in clandestinity. Just like his mum, his dad and his adored uncle Beto, outside his home he has another name. At school, Juan is known as Ernesto. And he meets María, who only has one name. Based on true events, set in the Argentina of 1979, th ...

Mean and Lean Cows (2012)

Olga, Teresa and Pilar have been friends since they were born. For years they vacationed together with their parents, and later together on their own. A few years ago, Teresa got married, and for some years they didn't see each other as much. Teresa's divo ...

Norberto's Deadline (2012)

After being fired from his job, Norberto tries his luck as a real estate agent, but he doesn't tell his wife right away. His new boss advises him to take an assertiveness course to overcome his shyness, and Norberto starts taking classes in an acting works ...

Circular (2011)

Cabeça a Prêmio (2010)

The Menezes, a powerful family of animal breeders from the Mid-West, have always been at the helm of all illegal dealings in the region. In recent times, they've watched as the system that protected them for so many years slowly disintegrates. Mirão Menez ...

In Your Name (2010)

Early 1970s. Latin America was under a military dictatorship. Some political groups opted for armed struggle to confront the regime. Boni, an engineering student of humble background adheres to the armed struggle, but carries doubts and fears as to whether ...

Bad Day to Go Fishing (2009)

Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, who calls himself "the Prince", make a good living by traveling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions. Arriving in Santa Maria, they are met with u ...

Matrioshka (2008)

A box with no addressee or sender arrives at an office awakening the desire of the employees to get a hold of it. ...

Kill Them All (2007)

A story set in Uruguay in 1993. It revolves around an investigation by a law court lawyer, Julia. She's looking into the possibility that a chemist named Eugenio Barrios is being secretly sheltered in Uruguay by right-wing political powers. ...

XXY (2007)

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets b ...

The Pope's Toilet (2007)

In 1998, a small South American village is in a flurry over the Pope's upcoming visit for the business opportunities that it will provide. While most of the residents plan to sell food at the parade, a smuggler family man decides to build a pay toilet. ...

Seawards Journey (2003)

The tale of five Uruguayan villagers who embark on a journey to see the ocean for the first time. They depart in a broken down freight truck, property of Rodríguez, a taciturn man who loves the sea. Their point of departure is a local bar, and at the last ...