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Bolivia Cinema

Top 26 films from Bolivia (out of 26 in catalog), ranked by TMDB rating.

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Year
Director
Genres
TMDB Rating
Votes
Language
Overview
La bicicleta de los Huanca2,007Roberto CalasichComedy956Spanish
My Partner1,982Paolo AgazziComedy, Drama8.965SpanishThe story of the friendship between a truck driver and a shoeshine boy who occasionally becomes his assistant when they travel together from the agro-industrial area of Santa Cruz to the high Andean basin of La Paz in a truck named "Mi Socio".
The Secret Nation1,989Jorge SanjinésDrama8.414SpanishIn this Bolivian story, a man remembers his life while on a journey which will help him expiate his sins and which will result in his death. The focus on the story is on a man who has betrayed everyone he knows. He is planning to perform an ancient ritual dance which will end with his life being taken. He journeys from where he was living back to the village where most of the people he wronged still live. As he journeys, carrying his distinctive dance costume, his story is told in flashbacks. Once he gets there, he gets involved in the affairs of the villagers once more.
Pseudo2,020Luis ReneoThriller, Crime8.110SpanishA taxi driver from La Paz, out of work and desperate for money, assumes the identity of a passenger — a photographer — and takes his next assignment, not knowing he is actually a hit-man whose next target is a top-ranked government official. He gets caught up in a terrorist operation where nobody is what they claim, including the source financing the assassination plot.
Chuquiago1,977Antonio EguinoDrama817SpanishRacial, social and cultural aspects of La Paz (called Chuquiago by the Aymaras) seen through four stories.
Women of the Mine2,014Malena BystrowiczDocumentary7.714SpanishPortraits of three women who live and work in the infamous mines of El Cerro Rico in Bolivia. Work inside the mines has been limited to men, while the women are forced to work outside searching for mineral scraps on the side of the mountain. The film highlights the women's strength, determination and resilience in the face of struggle and hardship.
The Goalkeeper2,018Rodrigo PatiñoThriller7.611SpanishA former soccer player whose son is in the hospital waiting for an organ transplant and, in his desperation to get money to access a quick surgery, he gets involved in a case of human trafficking.
The Courage of the People1,971Jorge SanjinésDrama, History7.315SpanishA documentary reenactment of the government-ordered massacre of striking tin miners and their families at the Siglo XX Mines in 1967 in Bolivia.
Utama2,022Alejandro Loayza GrisiDrama7.262SpanishIn the Bolivian altiplano, Virginio and Sisa, an elderly Quechua couple who have lived a quiet life for years, face an impossible dilemma during an unusually long drought: resist or be defeated by the hostile environment and the relentless passage of time.
Blood of the Condor1,969Jorge SanjinésCrime, Drama7.124SpanishA community reacts against a group of foreigners who under the guise of development assistance are forcibly sterilizing the peasant women.
Daughter of the Lake2,015Ernesto CabellosDocumentary710SpanishAt the height of the Peruvian gold rush, Nélida, an Andean woman able to communicate with water spirits, uses her powers to prevent a mining corporation from destroying the body of water she considers her mother. A gold deposit valued at billions of dollars lies just beneath Nélida’s lakes and leads farmers and Latin America’s biggest gold producer into conflict.
El atraco2,004Paolo AgazziDrama6.817Spanish
Averno2,018Marcos LoayzaFantasy6.816SpanishYoung bootblack Tupah embarks on a frantic quest to find his uncle, Jacinto, lost in the Averno. In a dangerous journey through the underworld, myth and reality get endlessly intertwined and the death-loaded night in La Paz unveils the darkest and most surreal face of the imaginary of the Andes.
I Miss You2,019Rodrigo BellottDrama, Romance6.731SpanishFollowing his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new play in honor of his lost love, in which Gabriel’s inner turmoil is transformed into an eye-popping gay fantasia.
Blackthorn2,011Mateo GilAdventure, Action, Western6.6285EnglishIn Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.
American Visa2,005Juan Carlos ValdiviaRomance, Crime, Drama6.626SpanishAfter being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands.
The Day Silence Died1,999Paolo AgazziComedy, Drama, Romance6.614SpanishA handsome and mysterious stranger, played by Darío Grandinetti, walks into the town square of Villaserena one day and strategically places loudspeakers around the town, blaring a variety of musical tunes. Soon, he begins to sell airtime to the various locals, who broadcast their own personal love dedications and (more frequently) insults for all to hear. A subplot evolves between Abelardo (the stranger), Celeste (a young woman who is chained inside her father's house to stop her running away), and José (a young man).
And So It Is1,966Jorge SanjinésDrama6.510AYWhile her husband is on his way to the market, a peasant woman is raped and murdered. Her widower carefully plans his revenge.
Wara Wara1,930José María Velasco MaidanaDrama, Romance6.211AYSet in the 16th century, a peaceful Inca community is massacred by a group of conquistadors, and the survivors including Wara Wara flee into the mountains. Later, Wara Wara is assaulted by two Spanish soldiers, and rescued by a conquistador with a noble heart. The two fall in love, but are confronted with the mutual hatred between their peoples. Sentenced to death, they escape, and live happily ever after.
Southern District2,009Juan Carlos ValdiviaDrama618SpanishIn La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden. It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes.
A Matter of Faith1,995Marcos LoayzaDrama5.919SpanishCuestión de fe es un largometraje producido en Bolivia en 1995, dirigida por Marcos Loayza. En esta película participa Jorge Ortiz y Elías Serrano. La película trata de una imagen sagrada que debe ser trasladada por encargo desde una región altiplánica hacia el oriente del país. Pero durante el viaje, la virgen es robada en uno de los pueblos de las regiones andinas y llevado a la región de los Yungas, los protagonistas tratan de recuperar la imagen sagrada, pero al final, llegan a un acuerdo con los pobladores en los Yungas y la imagen se queda en un pueblo de dicha región.
The Great Movement2,022Kiro RussoDrama5.913SpanishA symphony of the city in the heights, the illness of a worker, the nightmare and his redemption.
Sexo2,001Rodrigo BellottComedy5.329EnglishThis film skewers the audience's prejudices when the subtitles abandon their usual chore of translating what is said and start talking directly to the audience.
Salt and Fire2,016Werner HerzogDrama, Thriller4.980EnglishA scientist blames the head of a large company for an ecological disaster in South America. But when a volcano begins to show signs of erupting, they must unite to avoid a disaster.
Jonah and the Pink Whale1,995Juan Carlos ValdiviaDrama4.611SpanishA schoolteacher in the small city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra has a passionate affair with his frigid wife's sister—despite the risk of having to confront not only his wife, but also his dubious father-in-law.
Sexual Dependency2,003Rodrigo BellottDrama, Romance4.310EnglishA poor girl, a rich stud, a university student and a model -- nothing in common, except the desire to experience true intimacy. Their stories unfold and overlap as each becomes victim to their own sexual dependencies, self-perceptions and illusions. Thematically structured around issues of femininity, masculinity, virginity, rape and sexuality, each teen struggles to make sense of their own identity, reaching for ideals that represent everything they feel they are supposed to be, but are not.
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