Laureano Olivares

In the history of cinema,plenty of films have been made about wars and their devastating effects on human beings.However,it is very rare to showcase a film which looks at war especially guerrilla warfare from a humanist point of view. Postcards from Leningrad is a different film as it shows the humorous side of guerrilla life. (imdb)

Delia is a young woman who survived a river-flood ten years ago among her mother and her two sons. She works hard trying to rebuilt their lives, but she soon discovers that her sons, William (17) and Santiago (11) are exposed to the violent and dangerous environment they live in. And Raiza, the grandmother is the living image of hopelessness. The four characters will show us that the hope of reconstruction is possible, because the force of love, despite all, keep them united. (imdb)

Venezuelan hit man Parca the Reaper takes over a Caracas hospital in the middle of a medical strike, and holds the staff hostage in a desperate attempt to save his girlfriend's life. Meanwhile, as police surround the building and the media circus gets underway, Parca becomes a folk hero by agreeing to give up one hostage for each new patient admitted. But when tensions in the hospital spill out into the streets, a heroic gesture has unexpected consequences. (Rotten Tomatoes)

Young Jairo, from the slums of Medellin, becomes entangled in the criminal world of 1990s Colombia, advancing from random street thuggery to professional assassin. But when one lies down with vipers, it's not easy to get up without being bitten. That doesn't mean Jairo won't try.

The story of a young Colombian recruit who, while patrolling his country's border, is befriended by a Venezuelan adversary (Imdb).

Oliver, an 11-year-old boy thrown out of his home by his abusive stepfather, joins a gang of street children and is exposed to narcotics, violence, and sexual predators, and the world of crime seems to be the only road available. (imdb)

The town of Papayal is located in the Amazon jungle. It is ruled by violence, greed, and vice. It has grown around mines where gold is extracted, and where mercury has severely destroyed the environment. Apart from the local bar and brothel, the settlers have nothing to do but work in the mines. Every once in a while a man called Fellini arrives and projects films. One day the mother of teenager Isabel and her lover steal the gold from miner El Gallego... (Edgar Soberón Torchia)