Movies by Hernán Méndez

The First Night

The First Night

A couple of farmers have been displaced from their land, a jungle area, isolated from the world, where lived his childhood and youth, and was brutally thrown to face the streets of an unfamiliar city, huge and ruthless.

Looking for Miguel

Looking for Miguel

A wealthy Columbian politician blinded by his own privilege is forced to walk a mile in the shoes of the people he despises most after falling victim to a violent attack and subsequently losing his memory. Miguel was a man of fine stock, a politician who has led a charmed life since the day he was born. But Miguel has no appreciation for his lot in life, and scoffs at the everyday people who must struggle just to survive. One day, after being assaulted on the street and left for dead, Miguel awakens with no memory of the past. He has forgott...

De amores y delitos: El alma del maíz

De amores y delitos: El alma del maíz

The Dragon Defense

The Dragon Defense

Samuel, Joaquín and Marcos, are three old friends living their lives in downtown Bogotá. They spend their days between Lasker – the legendary chess club, The Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda – a traditional coffee shop. Samuel, 53, is a professional chess player that lives of betting on small matches he knows he will win. His best friend is Joaquín, 65, an accomplished watch-maker who’s about to loose the workshop he inherited from his father. And then there’s Marcos, 72, a Spanish homeopath devoted to finding a formula to win poker matches...

The Death and The Goat

The Death and The Goat

Napoleon buries his wife behind his house, located in an arid plain of distant mountains. He is an elderly peasant haunted by death and drought, with his wife he has just lost all hope of doing anything to stay alive. A neighbor boy offers him a chance to do something for his life and the lives of others. Napoleon must decide whether to heed the boy's call or put an end to it all.