PROGRAM OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL
21-26 JULY 2026
PROGRAM OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL
21-26 JULY 2026
Tuesday, 21 July - 19:00
1938: When Oil Became Ours, 18+
2025, 100 min, Mexico, Drama
Dir. Sergio Olhovich
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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In 1938, Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas faces the most momentous decision of his presidency – nationalizing the country's oil industry. Powerful foreign corporations pull every string to stop him. Under immense international pressure and demands for compensation, the president stands at a historic crossroads. It's then that the Mexican people unite to reclaim their nation's oil.
Tuesday, 21 July - 19:00
We Are Monimbó, 18+
2026, 15 min, Nicaragua, Documentary
Dir. Carlos Funes Velasco
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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This short documentary traces the history of a community, highlighting its cultural traditions, festivals, and the artistry of its craftspeople – a living testament to identity and creativity passed down through generations.
Tuesday, 21 July - 19:00
Your Home Is Culture, You Are Its Creator, 18+
2025, 60 min, Nicaragua, Documentary
Dir. Adrián Carrasco Sanini
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A documentary about the creation and work of 213 Houses of Culture across Nicaragua. The film tells the story of their activities nationwide, offering courses and creative workshops for children, youth, and the general public.
Wednesday, 22 July - 19:00
Ainbo: Heart of the Amazon, 18+
2021, 84 min, Peru, Animation, Adventure, Family
Dir. José Zelada, Richard Klaus
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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A family-friendly animated adventure set in the Amazon, drawing on Amazonian mythology and themes of environmental protection.

The heroine, Ainbo, a young archer from the jungle, sets out on a dangerous mission to protect her homeland from deforestation and illegal mining. Her spirit guides on this journey are an armadillo named Dillo and a tapir named Vaca.
Wednesday, 22 July - 19:00
Kueka, Memory of the Ancestors, 18+
2026, 64 min, Venezuela, Documentary
Dir. María de los Ángeles Peña Fonseca
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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In a community located in one of the oldest places on Earth, in southern Venezuela, three generations of the Pemón people are fighting to bring back their primordial grandmother – Kovái Kueka. Her spirit resides in a 20-ton red jasper stone that was taken to Germany without the community's consent for an art installation. The Mapauri Council of Elders recalls a time when food was plentiful, a sign of the natural balance kept by Kueka and her grandfather Amoko. Since her abduction, the planet's cycles have gone haywire – droughts have given way to devastating floods that destroy crops. The guardians of ancestral memory are fighting against oblivion to restore balance. Will they succeed in bringing Grandmother Kueka home?
Thursday, 23 July - 19:00
Damned Old Folks, 18+
2025, 106 min, Ecuador, Drama
Dir. Javier Chávez
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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A drama with a sharp streak of dark humor, following Elías, an 80-year-old man consumed by grief after his wife's death and plagued by one stroke of bad luck after another. Isolated in a rural community populated mostly by the elderly, he struggles with the loss of his wife, money troubles, a strained relationship with his son – and now, a mangy cat whose nightly fights are driving the whole neighborhood crazy.

As the chaos escalates and tensions with neighbors flare up, Elías finds himself not only battling external problems, but also his own emotional and physical decline.
Thursday, 23 July - 19:00
Donna Tanya. One Hundred Years of Happiness, 18+
2023, 45 min, Brazil–Russia, Documentary
Dir. Tatyana Sorokina
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The film follows the great-granddaughter of writer Nikolai Leskov – a woman who has never lived in Russia. It's a story of a life shaped by three cultures, and of a world that would be unthinkable without ballet.
Friday, 24 July - 19:00
Dear World, 18+
2025, 92 min, Brazil, Drama
Dir. Miguel Falabella
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A film about love, hope, and new beginnings. When a bridge collapses during a storm, the lives of Elza and Osvaldo intersect. Against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro on New Year's Eve, in the ruins of an abandoned building, they find each other and rediscover what life is really about.
Friday, 24 July - 19:00
Mangoré: For the Love of Art, 18+
2019, 93 min, Paraguay, Biographical Drama
Dir. Luis R. Vera
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A biopic of the renowned Paraguayan composer and guitarist Agustín Barrios, known as Mangoré.
Saturday, 25 July - 15:00
La Suprema, 18+
2023, 83 min, Colombia, Drama
Dir. Felipe Holguín
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In a remote, forgotten village called La Suprema on Colombia's Caribbean coast – a place with no electricity – a young woman named Laureana dreams of becoming a professional boxer. When she learns that her uncle, Anastasio Páez, is fighting for a world title and that the match will be televised live, she persuades Efraín, her uncle's former trainer, to take her on. The biggest obstacle is her grandmother, Pabla, who tries to control her life under the guise of protecting her. Inspired by Laureana and her friends Carmelo and Ramón, the villagers band together to bring electricity and a TV to the main square so they can watch the fight. In the end, this event becomes a catalyst for a deeper realization: their real fight is against being forgotten.
Saturday, 25 July - 17:00
Conversations with Mother, 18+
2004, 90 min, Argentina, Drama
Dir. Santiago Carlos Oves
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Jaime is going through a mid-life crisis. He's lost his high-paying job, and to keep up appearances in front of others, his wife and mother-in-law pressure him to sell the apartment where his 82-year-old mother lives. He tries to persuade her to move in with them, but she flat-out refuses to give up her independence.
Saturday, 25 July - 16:00
Choyba, 18+
2025, 83 min, Colombia, Documentary
Dir. Simón Vélez
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The film draws on an ancient legend that the seas mirror the cosmos, and that whales are reflections of the stars. Whales are seen as guardians of the secret of creation, and their song echoes the music of the planets. It's said that along their ancient migratory routes lie treasures that could change Earth's history, and that their cosmic journey is a map for a new generation of navigators to decipher...

Inspired by this legend and the century-old song of the humpback whale, "Choyba" – "The Dance of the Humpback Whale" – follows a team of documentary filmmakers who set out to trace the whale's sacred migration route from Colombia's Pacific coast to the icy waters of Antarctica. It's a sensory, auditory, and visual journey that invites the viewer into a meditative state, encouraging reflection on the importance of protecting our seas and all the life within them.
Sunday, 26 July - 15:00
Veneno, 18+
2018, 96 min, Dominican Republic, Biographical Sports Drama
Dir. Tabaré Blanchard
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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"Veneno" is a biopic inspired by the life of Rafael Sánchez, better known as Jack Veneno – the most iconic figure in Dominican pro wrestling history. Set in the 1960s–70s, it tells the story of a young man who, through sheer grit and determination, turned his dream into reality and became a national legend.

The film follows Veneno's rise to fame, his biggest victories, and the legendary rivalry that kept fans on the edge of their seats for years. Beyond sports, it offers a window into Dominican popular culture and shows how one charismatic figure can shape an entire generation.
Sunday, 26 July - 16:00
Donayre and Esplendor, 18+
2017, 96 min, Panama, Comedy
Dir. Arturo Montenegro
The film is shown in the original language with Russian subtitles

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A Panamanian take on Romeo and Juliet. Esplendor Browes returns to his hometown of Las Tablas and meets Donayre Díaz. A chance encounter turns into love. But soon they hit an insurmountable wall: their mothers are sworn enemies with 25 years of bad blood between them. Back in their youth, they were the carnival queens of two rival districts, Calle Arriba and Calle Abajo, and their feud is still going strong – threatening to tear the young couple apart. Amidst the colorful chaos of carnival, Esplendor and Donayre must overcome their families' mutual hatred and fight for their love.
ILLUSION CINEMA
Dates of screenings: 21.07-26.07
Address: Illusion Cinema, 1/15 Kotelnicheskaya Embankment (Stalinskaya vysotka)
STATE TRETYAKOV GALLERY
Dates of film screenings: 21.07-26.07
Address: Lavrushinsky pereulok, 12, Engineering Building, Conference Hall, 2nd floor