Movies by Patricio Contreras

The Eyes of the Scissors

The Eyes of the Scissors

Close-up to a man who censored films during the military dictatorship in Argentina, slightly inspired by the infamous Miguel Paulino Tato.

Operación México, un pacto de amor

Operación México, un pacto de amor

Spider Thieves

Spider Thieves

Three teenage girls from a Santiago shanty town set in motion a plan to climb buildings and break into the apartments of the wealthy side of the town.

Pacto de Fuga

Pacto de Fuga

During the last years of Pinochet's military regime, a group of militants from the "Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front" plan a prison break of political prisoners, through a tunnel that will take them 18 months to dig.

Gerónima

Gerónima

Gerónima was a real "Mapuche" Indian woman that lived in Argentinian Patagonia. She lived with her four sons in a poor little house in the dry lands her family had owned for generations. In 1976, during the military dictatorial government that disappeared 30.000 people, she and her four sons were visited by social workers. Worried about Geronima's poor conditions of existence, including health, they took the whole family to the hospital "to help them", with unexpected tragic consequences. The film that reconstruct Geronima's story is based i...

Last Round

Last Round

Rudy, son of victims of the dictatorship in Argentina, and Maru, daughter of the perpetrator, are inheritors of a tragic and bloody history that separates them, but the destiny seems to be determined to unite them.

Tríada

Tríada

Julia, an aspiring artist, turns thirty and is alone and without prospects; she meets Matías and her life seems to change. That same summer Matías invites her to move into his house. However, the appearance of Rodrigo, Matías' best friend, will introduce Julia to a state of confusion between these two men.

No toquen a la nena

No toquen a la nena

A man becomes overprotective of his daughter as a friend of his son comes to live at the family home.

Broken Panties

Broken Panties

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.

El seductor

El seductor

Dracula must be Killed

Dracula must be Killed

Argentinian television horror movie from 1968.