Nicolás Saavedra

The Dance of Reality (2013)

“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.” This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in 1929 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Jodorowsky
CAST:  Brontis Jodorowsky  •  Pamela Flores  •  Jeremias Herskovits  •  Alejandro Jodorowsky

“Having broken away from my illusory self, I was desperately seeking a path and a meaning to life.” This phrase perfectly sums up Alejandro Jodorowsky’s biographical project: reconstituting the incredible adventure of his life. Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in 1929 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Jodorowsky
CAST:  Brontis Jodorowsky  •  Pamela Flores  •  Jeremias Herskovits  •  Alejandro Jodorowsky

Sub terra (2003)

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Ferrari
CAST:  Francisco Reyes  •  Paulina Gálvez  •  Ernesto Malbrán  •  Cristián Chaparro

Lota, 1897. In the depths of the largest coal mine in the world, a great rebellion is brewing inside a man's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcelo Ferrari
CAST:  Francisco Reyes  •  Paulina Gálvez  •  Ernesto Malbrán  •  Cristián Chaparro

Mi mejor enemigo (2005)

After losing their bearings, a group of Chilean soldiers learns some lessons about their enemy's humanity in this dark comedy set during the 1970s war between Chile and Argentina. Digging in where they are, the troop soon discovers a nearby Argentinean platoon. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Bowen
CAST:  Ezequiel Abeijón  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Miguel Dedovich

After losing their bearings, a group of Chilean soldiers learns some lessons about their enemy's humanity in this dark comedy set during the 1970s war between Chile and Argentina. Digging in where they are, the troop soon discovers a nearby Argentinean platoon. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Bowen
CAST:  Ezequiel Abeijón  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Miguel Dedovich

Tiempos menos modernos (2012)

Payaguala, a gaucho living in a desolate area of Patagonia, lives alone in a ranch raising sheep and chickens. As the story begins, we watch a small plane arriving at a desolate airport, then a van is seen traveling to an unknown destination. What is going on, one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simón Franco
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Oscar Payaguala  •  Alexia Moyano  •  Ricardo Fernández

Payaguala, a gaucho living in a desolate area of Patagonia, lives alone in a ranch raising sheep and chickens. As the story begins, we watch a small plane arriving at a desolate airport, then a van is seen traveling to an unknown destination. What is going on, one ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simón Franco
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Oscar Payaguala  •  Alexia Moyano  •  Ricardo Fernández

Santiago Violenta (2014)

Mauro, Noel and Broco have been an inseparable group of friends since grade school. All grown up, their lives are not what they hoped they would be. Life has become so routine that they do nothing more than wait for the weekends to drink themselves into oblivion. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Ariel Levy  •  Caterina J  •  Matías Oviedo  •  Nicolás Saavedra

Mauro, Noel and Broco have been an inseparable group of friends since grade school. All grown up, their lives are not what they hoped they would be. Life has become so routine that they do nothing more than wait for the weekends to drink themselves into oblivion. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Ariel Levy  •  Caterina J  •  Matías Oviedo  •  Nicolás Saavedra

For Rent (2005)

Gastón Fernández has arrived at 34 without too much to show or brag about. He has no money, job, girlfriend, friends or life plan. He's a composer that doesn't compose. The one-time "most likely to succeed" at Santiago's Musical Conservatory has passed from promise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Fuguet
CAST:  Luciano Cruz-Coke  •  Felipe Braun  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Francisca Lewin

Gastón Fernández has arrived at 34 without too much to show or brag about. He has no money, job, girlfriend, friends or life plan. He's a composer that doesn't compose. The one-time "most likely to succeed" at Santiago's Musical Conservatory has passed from promise ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Fuguet
CAST:  Luciano Cruz-Coke  •  Felipe Braun  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Francisca Lewin

Alma (2015)

Fernando is married to Alma, a very funny woman with bipolar disorder, which kicks him when she learns that he no longer supports her. When Alma meets an Argentine suitor Fernando reacts discovering that still love her. But it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Rougier
CAST:  Javiera Contador  •  Fernando Larraín  •  Fernando Godoy  •  Nicolás Cabré

Fernando is married to Alma, a very funny woman with bipolar disorder, which kicks him when she learns that he no longer supports her. When Alma meets an Argentine suitor Fernando reacts discovering that still love her. But it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diego Rougier
CAST:  Javiera Contador  •  Fernando Larraín  •  Fernando Godoy  •  Nicolás Cabré

The Vineyard (2014)

The legend of the 'Tierra De Sangre' vineyard... A tale that takes place a century ago, where love and death collide, and the mystery is darker than anyone could possibly imagine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Katz
CAST:  Aislinn Derbez  •  Aurélien Wiik  •  José María de Tavira  •  Francisco Pizarro

The legend of the 'Tierra De Sangre' vineyard... A tale that takes place a century ago, where love and death collide, and the mystery is darker than anyone could possibly imagine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Katz
CAST:  Aislinn Derbez  •  Aurélien Wiik  •  José María de Tavira  •  Francisco Pizarro

Boca de pozo (2014)

Lucho, 48, has been working as a roughneck for a drilling company for the last years. At first, his bulky salary allowed him to explore a life that he had always dreamed of. Over time, the harsh and monotonous work forces him to spend most of his time isolated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simón Franco
CAST:  Pablo Cedrón  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Paula Kohan  •  Augusto Gómez Barquín

Lucho, 48, has been working as a roughneck for a drilling company for the last years. At first, his bulky salary allowed him to explore a life that he had always dreamed of. Over time, the harsh and monotonous work forces him to spend most of his time isolated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simón Franco
CAST:  Pablo Cedrón  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Paula Kohan  •  Augusto Gómez Barquín

Scrambled Beer (2007)

After moving into a new house with his friend, Vladimir starts to notice that he awakes every day in a different week as if he has traveled trough time. Could it be the popular local drink -- beer with eggs?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristóbal Valderrama
CAST:  Diego Muñoz  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Manuela Martelli

After moving into a new house with his friend, Vladimir starts to notice that he awakes every day in a different week as if he has traveled trough time. Could it be the popular local drink -- beer with eggs?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristóbal Valderrama
CAST:  Diego Muñoz  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Manuela Martelli

XS - la peor talla (2003)

"La peor talla", a Chilean play on words meaning both "the worst size" and "the worst joke"... Upper middle class teens give the big guy with small penis a hard time, so to speak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge López Sotomayor
CAST:  Benjamín Vicuña  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Gonzalo Valenzuela  •  María Elena Swett

"La peor talla", a Chilean play on words meaning both "the worst size" and "the worst joke"... Upper middle class teens give the big guy with small penis a hard time, so to speak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jorge López Sotomayor
CAST:  Benjamín Vicuña  •  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Gonzalo Valenzuela  •  María Elena Swett

A Fantastic Woman (2017)

Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio
CAST:  Daniela Vega  •  Francisco Reyes  •  Luis Gnecco  •  Aline Küppenheim

Marina's life is thrown into turmoil following the death of her partner. Mourning the loss of the man she loved, she finds herself under intense scrutiny from those with no regard for her privacy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio
CAST:  Daniela Vega  •  Francisco Reyes  •  Luis Gnecco  •  Aline Küppenheim

Broken Panties (2018)

The imminent death of a matriarch forces her whole family to reunite. From her dying confession, other hidden episodes will come to light. Each of the family members will face what they would prefer remained buried. Nobody is free of killing for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaldo Valsecchi
CAST:  Gloria Münchmeyer  •  Patricio Contreras  •  Catalina Guerra  •  Julio Jung

The imminent death of a matriarch forces her whole family to reunite. From her dying confession, other hidden episodes will come to light. Each of the family members will face what they would prefer remained buried. Nobody is free of killing for love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaldo Valsecchi
CAST:  Gloria Münchmeyer  •  Patricio Contreras  •  Catalina Guerra  •  Julio Jung

Desde siempre (1996)

Santiago, 1996. A renowned drag queen, a sex worker, a bisexual man, a homophobic and various characters gives their honest and stark opinions regarding homosexuality, facing us with the repressive situation in Chile during the nineties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marialy Rivas
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra

Santiago, 1996. A renowned drag queen, a sex worker, a bisexual man, a homophobic and various characters gives their honest and stark opinions regarding homosexuality, facing us with the repressive situation in Chile during the nineties.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marialy Rivas
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra

Super (2009)

Displays the experiences of diverse groups of people inside a supermarket.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernanda Aljaro  •  Felipe del Río
CAST:  Julio Jung  •  Luis Uribe  •  Mariana Loyola  •  Pablo Díaz

Displays the experiences of diverse groups of people inside a supermarket.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernanda Aljaro  •  Felipe del Río
CAST:  Julio Jung  •  Luis Uribe  •  Mariana Loyola  •  Pablo Díaz

Ventana (2014)

Five strangers meet on the beach of Ventanas, where the ocean merges with the industrial waste from the area.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Susarte
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Taira Court  •  Juan Pablo Miranda  •  Camilo Carmona

Five strangers meet on the beach of Ventanas, where the ocean merges with the industrial waste from the area.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Susarte
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Taira Court  •  Juan Pablo Miranda  •  Camilo Carmona

El nombre (2015)

Santiago leaves a small town jail and, finding no job, gets involved in a robbery that goes wrong, ending up committing a crime. Desperate, runs away and hides in a big city using a random fake name, in search for a second chance. However, that name is the same of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristóbal Valderrama
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Elvis Fuentes  •  Eduardo Barril

Santiago leaves a small town jail and, finding no job, gets involved in a robbery that goes wrong, ending up committing a crime. Desperate, runs away and hides in a big city using a random fake name, in search for a second chance. However, that name is the same of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristóbal Valderrama
CAST:  Nicolás Saavedra  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Elvis Fuentes  •  Eduardo Barril

Un loco matrimonio en cuarentena (2021)

A couple must overcome different pandemic-related altercations during their virtual wedding in order to maintain an ordinary and stable marriage ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Bastidas
CAST:  Milena Bastidas  •  Nicolás Mena  •  Benjamín Vicuña  •  Elena Muñoz

A couple must overcome different pandemic-related altercations during their virtual wedding in order to maintain an ordinary and stable marriage ceremony.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo Bastidas
CAST:  Milena Bastidas  •  Nicolás Mena  •  Benjamín Vicuña  •  Elena Muñoz

XX (2006)

A man near his 30s and without a partner is thinking about fatherhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristián Jiménez
CAST:  Martín Berliner  •  Agave Díaz  •  Roberto Farías  •  Soledad Gaspar

A man near his 30s and without a partner is thinking about fatherhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cristián Jiménez
CAST:  Martín Berliner  •  Agave Díaz  •  Roberto Farías  •  Soledad Gaspar