Uruguay Movies
- 2026

El cierre
El cierre02026HD
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the future of the Cine Universitario del Uruguay. A director abandons his documentary due to safety concerns. Drawing...
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- 1964

La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto
La canción del soldado de las tropas de asalto01964HD
Film by Eugenio Hintz and Alberto Monteagudo.
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- 2023

Las palabras de Elsa
Las palabras de Elsa02023HD
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...
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- 2026

Ángel negro
Ángel negro02026HD
The film emerges from the hieroglyphic writing on the body—marks of violence that inscribe memory. A meeting in Montevideo between the director...
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- 2025

Acá arriba de este cerro
Acá arriba de este cerro02025HD
Between two different realities, the threads of life cross. An anecdote links Uruguay, Palestine and Israel. A son films his father and his...
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- 2024

Juramentada: La Búsqueda
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- 2023

Gertrudis
Gertrudis02023HD
Short film made as the final project of the Molino de Pérez film workshop for adolescents, supported by the Intendancy of Montevideo. We...
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- 2026

Abraços, João
Abraços, João02026HD
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...
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- 1970

Ovenbird's Nest
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Lean (25) is a transfeminine person living in El Dorado, Canelones Uruguay. In the early stages of her transition, she struggles with the...
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- 2026

Un Lugar Mejor
Un Lugar Mejor02026HD
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- 2026

Laura va
Laura va02026HD
Laura’s story unfolds in Miguelete, Colonia, Montevideo, and Spain, interwoven with memories of her sister and niece. A sex worker, she...
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- 1970

Almost Famous
Almost Famous01970HD
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...
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- 2025

La Cosa
La Cosa02025HD
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- 1970

Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia
Cien años Punta del Este: Al este de la historia01970HD
A documentary about the story of Punta del Este. Accounts by former vacationers and current residents are interwoven with unpublished period...
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- 2022

We Are Our Mountain
We Are Our Mountain02022HD
A film about the Armenian nation, the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and millions of people around the world who defend their identity, beliefs and...
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- 2010

The Old Water Heater
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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...
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- 2024

Pájaros de Papel
Pájaros de Papel02024HD
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- 2026

The Headless Toy
The Headless Toy92026HD
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...
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- 2023

Madama Butterfly
Madama Butterfly02023HD
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...
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- 1931

Visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren to Montevideo in 1930
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This film, recovered in 2022, captures the first visit of Paraguayan schoolchildren from the Artigas School in Asunción to Uruguay in December...
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