Movies by Roberto Suárez

The Saint

The Saint

Rubén, a humble healer, attends to his patients with extravagant and disturbing healing techniques. With the appearance of Benjamín, he becomes more popular and gains a cult following. But that fame will end up being his own hell.

Carmen Vidal, mujer detective

Carmen Vidal, mujer detective

Carmen Vidal is a private detective addicted to pizza, beer and marijuana who fights against a criminal senator to avenge the death of her best friend.

Anina

Anina

Anina Yatay Salas is a ten-year-old whose name spells trouble: those three palindromes in a row are an ongoing source of teasing at school. When a playground fight results in mysterious punishment, Anina will learn to put her problems in perspective and empathize with others in this sweet little daydream of a tale.

The Candidate

The Candidate

A team of advisers is brought in to manufacture the image of Marchand, producing social media profiles, commercials and a new public persona. Conflict arises when it is revealed that not everyone is who they present themselves to be. At his country estate, a rich businessman who wants to be president is groomed by a campaign team to create an image palatable to middle-class voters.

A Moonless Night

A Moonless Night

A divorced taxi driver shows up with a black eye at the home of his ex-wife’s new family; he’s been invited to dinner and he desperately wants to reconnect with his young daughter. A professional magician’s car breaks down and he ends up spending an emotionally intense night with a young, widowed toll booth worker. A singer songwriter serving a lengthy prison sentence is released for one night to perform at a local community centre. These three deeply engaging stories about yearning for connection unfold in parallel, one New Year’s Eve in a ...

The Wait

The Wait

In Montevideo, Sonja cares for her invalid mother, works in a garment factory, and has little going for her. Her neighbor Modesto, an older man who lives alone, types anonymous letters to her. Her mother is difficult -- demanding and miserable, afraid of death. Sonja meets Ernesto, a nurseryman, and finally there may be some possibilities in her life. Does freedom beckon?

The Silence of the Sky

The Silence of the Sky

After being a victim of rape within their own home, Diana chooses to keep the trauma secret. Mario, her husband, also has something to hide. The silence takes the couple's account over the day turns gradually into a peculiar form of violence.

La Situación

La Situación

A woman inherits a farm left by her grandmother in Argentina only to discover that it is a cocaine production farm.