Álvaro Brechner
Álvaro Brechner is a Uruguayan film director, writer and producer. He has written and directed three feature films: Bad Day to Go Fishing (Mal Día Para Pescar), Mr. Kaplan and A Twelve-Year Night (La Noche de 12 Años). His films have been selected in several festivals such as Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. All three of his films have been chosen as Uruguay's official selection for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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 uncommon ... (more)
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 uncommon ... (more)
Mr. Kaplan
(2014)
Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in ... (more)
Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he is grumpy and in need of adventure. An unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness comes in ... (more)
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. (more)
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. (more)
Sofía (2005)
It's been four years since Sofia disappeared. Now, for the first time, she will have to tell her story. (more)
It's been four years since Sofia disappeared. Now, for the first time, she will have to tell her story. (more)
The Nine Mile Walk (2003)
Two friends in a Strange place begin a game of words that leads to an unexpected twist (more)
Two friends in a Strange place begin a game of words that leads to an unexpected twist (more)
Segundo Aniversario (2007)
Everything you can do on a hot summer night in Madrid when your girlfriend has thrown you out of house. (more)
Everything you can do on a hot summer night in Madrid when your girlfriend has thrown you out of house. (more)