Cubo Mágico starts with an old man. He’s lying in a hospital bed, with only a Rubik’s cube in his hands. He plays with the cube as the machines start to pulsate to the beat of his heart. He makes a final turn, and he falls into his pillows. After a while, we see the same man, with the same cube. What does the Rubik’s cube mean for the man? Why does he keep trying to solve it? Continue Reading
In Llamada Nocturna, an old man lives alone in his house. He gets occasional calls from Isabel, but other than that, he lives a lonely existence. One night, he gets a call from a stranger, someone who got his number from someone else. He politely tells her that he may not be the one she’s looking for. Instead of putting down the phone, the lady on the other line asks for his name. Continue Reading
Los Niños starts with a guy and a girl in a cinema. They poke fun at the films they have watched, and settle in before the movie starts. We then see the same couple in an apartment they share, and they are getting ready to go out. They will leave as soon as she’s done with the pregnancy test. Continue Reading
Zorra begins with two women getting ready for their shifts. They have a simple conversation, which then drifts to how one of them discovered their mom in bed with a guy last Monday. She says that she shot them after she found out who the guy was – a man named Jorge. Continue Reading
Las Piedras No Flotan centers on a man named Pedro. After his girl left him for an Italian swimmer, Pedro is determined to show her just how manly he is – by swimming across the Río de la Plata. His plan may be hindered by the presence of a news crew and the coast guard, but he’ll get her back, even if he knows that rocks don’t float. Continue Reading