Abner Benaim

Abner Benaim

Panama City, Panama

Abner Benaim (Panamá, 1971) is a Panamanian film director, producer, screenwriter and plastic artist. His works include Yo no me llamo Rubén Blades (2018), Chance (2009) and Plaza Catedral (2021).

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Invasion 2014 (7.348)

INVASION is a documentary about the collective memory of a country. The invasion of Panama by the U.S in 1989 serves as an excuse to explore how a people remember, transform, and often forget their past in order to re-define their identity and become who they are today.
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Chance 2009 (6.1)

The story of Toña and Paquita, the housekeepers for the aristocratic González-Dubois family. These domestic employees have been mistreated for quite some time and they are tired of their situation. So when the family plans a shopping trip to Miami, the maids have a plan of their own; to take control of the mansion. Unexpectedly, they will also discover a family secret.
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Plaza Catedral 2021 (6.5)

Alicia is a 42-year-old-woman whose grief has caused her estrangement from society. Her world is turned upside down when 14-year-old Chief, a young boy who looks after people’s cars, stumbles into her house, bleeding.