Uruguay Movies

  • 2026
    El cierre

    El cierre

    El cierre

    02026HD

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

    El cierre
  • 1964
    La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto

    La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto

    La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto

    01964HD

    Film by Eugenio Hintz and Alberto Monteagudo.

    La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto
  • 2023
    Las palabras de Elsa

    Las palabras de Elsa

    Las palabras de Elsa

    02023HD

    Elsa must make the most difficult decision of her entire life, leaving her husband for a man much richer than him, although at this moment she will...

    Las palabras de Elsa
  • 2026
    Ángel negro

    Ángel negro

    Ángel negro

    02026HD

    The film emerges from the hieroglyphic writing on the body—marks of violence that inscribe memory. A meeting in Montevideo between the director...

    Ángel negro
  • 2025
    Acá arriba de este cerro

    Acá arriba de este cerro

    Acá arriba de este cerro

    02025HD

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

    Acá arriba de este cerro
  • 2024
    Juramentada: La Búsqueda

    Juramentada: La Búsqueda

    Juramentada: La Búsqueda

    102024HD

    Juramentada: La Búsqueda
  • 2023
    Gertrudis

    Gertrudis

    Gertrudis

    02023HD

    Short film made as the final project of the Molino de Pérez film workshop for adolescents, supported by the Intendancy of Montevideo. We...

    Gertrudis
  • 2026
    Abraços, João

    Abraços, João

    Abraços, João

    02026HD

    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...

    Abraços, João
  • 1970
    Ovenbird's Nest

    Ovenbird's Nest

    Ovenbird's Nest

    101970HD

    Lean (25) is a transfeminine person living in El Dorado, Canelones Uruguay. In the early stages of her transition, she struggles with the...

    Ovenbird's Nest
  • 2026
    Un Lugar Mejor

    Un Lugar Mejor

    Un Lugar Mejor

    02026HD

    Un Lugar Mejor
  • 2026
    Laura va

    Laura va

    Laura va

    02026HD

    Laura’s story unfolds in Miguelete, Colonia, Montevideo, and Spain, interwoven with memories of her sister and niece. A sex worker, she...

    Laura va
  • 1970
    Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

    01970HD

    Through the story of Matus, a young dancer striving to make a living through dance, Casi Famoso reflects on the persistence of childhood dreams, the...

    Almost Famous
  • 2025
    La Cosa

    La Cosa

    La Cosa

    02025HD

    La Cosa
  • 1970
    Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia

    Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia

    Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia

    01970HD

    A documentary about the story of Punta del Este. Accounts by former vacationers and current residents are interwoven with unpublished period...

    Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia
  • 2022
    We Are Our Mountain

    We Are Our Mountain

    We Are Our Mountain

    02022HD

    A film about the Armenian nation, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and millions of people around the world who defend their identity, beliefs and...

    We Are Our Mountain
  • 2010
    The Old Water Heater

    The Old Water Heater

    The Old Water Heater

    02010HD

    In an ordinary home, a magical moment occurs: the bathroom fixtures speak to Mateo, a young boy, and ask him to help save the old water heater from...

    The Old Water Heater
  • 2024
    Pájaros de Papel

    Pájaros de Papel

    Pájaros de Papel

    02024HD

    Pájaros de Papel
  • 2026
    The Headless Toy

    The Headless Toy

    The Headless Toy

    92026HD

    Dustin, a 9-year-old boy, is enjoying an afternoon in his pool while his dog, Dana, wanders around the yard. When searching for his favorite toy, he...

    The Headless Toy
  • 2023
    Madama Butterfly

    Madama Butterfly

    Madama Butterfly

    02023HD

    Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly was presented at the Teatro Solís, Montevideo in May 2023 as a stellar part of its lyric season. This...

    Madama Butterfly
  • 1931
    Visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren to Montevideo in 1930

    Visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren to Montevideo in 1930

    Visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren to Montevideo in 1930

    01931HD

    This film, recovered in 2022, captures the first visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren from the Artigas School in Asunción to Uruguay in December...

    Visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren to Montevideo in 1930