Martín Benchimol

Martín Benchimol

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Martín Benchimol (Argentina, 1985) is a film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who graduated from and teaches at the University of Buenos Aires. Alongside Pablo Aparo, he directed the documentaries The Dread (2017) and The River People (2012). In 2022, he released the short film A Robust Heart.

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The Castle 2023 (6)

Having worked as a housekeeper all her life, Justina inherits from her former employer a mansion in the middle of the Argentinian pampas. Under one condition: she must never leave. In this modern fairy tale, Justina and her daughter Alexia will face the challenges of keeping that promise alive.
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The Dread 2017 (6.571)

The villagers of El Dorado, Argentina, shy away from doctors. Then again, they hardly need one. They have almost as many cures for ailments and illnesses as there are residents in the village. 65 year old Jorge can also cure the most dreaded ailment of them all, the much feared espanto.
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The river people 2013 (5.3)

Ernestina is a small town of 150 people whose peculiar inhabitants are deeply concerned by the acts of vandalism perpetrated by the people who go bathe in the river. They decide to hire private security. What is really going on in Ernestina? A suspenseful, humorous and endearing documentary about the dynamics of these small-town people.