Augusto Roa Bastos Movies

  • 1960
    Shunko

    Shunko

    Shunko

    61960HD

    A teacher arrives to a small village in Santiago del Estero and must educate children against the will of their parents.

    Shunko
  • 1958
    Thunder Among the Leaves

    Thunder Among the Leaves

    Thunder Among the Leaves

    5.21958HD

    Deep in the jungle, a drifter attempts to inspire revolt against his cruel boss’s slave labor practices, made more difficult by the arrival of...

    Thunder Among the Leaves
  • 1961
    Hijo de hombre

    Hijo de hombre

    Hijo de hombre

    61961HD

    Story set at the Chaco war between Bolivia and Paraguay.

    Hijo de hombre
  • 1974
    La madre María

    La madre María

    La madre María

    5.81974HD

    Based on the life of María Salomé Loredo, a figure famous for her healings and assistance to the poor of the late nineteenth and first...

    La madre María
  • 1969
    Don Segundo Sombra

    Don Segundo Sombra

    Don Segundo Sombra

    5.51969HD

    The story takes place in San Antonio de Areco, in the Argentine pampas. Fabio Cáceres remembers his childhood as an orphan and his youth...

    Don Segundo Sombra
  • 1959
    Put Up or Shut Up

    Put Up or Shut Up

    Put Up or Shut Up

    4.81959HD

    The love story between a man and a woman, children of rival fishermen.

    Put Up or Shut Up
  • 1964
    The Devil in the Blood

    The Devil in the Blood

    The Devil in the Blood

    01964HD

    Three episodes about the influence of Satan: a black boxer commits killings under the influence of his manager.A pair of lovers is haunted by the...

    The Devil in the Blood
  • 1967
    Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

    Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

    Ya tiene comisario el pueblo

    01967HD

    Ya tiene comisario el pueblo
  • 1969
    Soluna

    Soluna

    Soluna

    01969HD

    Soluna
  • 1962
    El terrorista

    El terrorista

    El terrorista

    01962HD

    El terrorista
  • 1961
    Alias Gardelito

    Alias Gardelito

    Alias Gardelito

    5.41961HD

    The title of this story is taken from the name of the great Argentine singer Carlos Gardel, the idol of the antihero Toribio portrayed by Alberto...

    Alias Gardelito
  • 1964
    La boda

    La boda

    La boda

    61964HD

    A man whose wife was murdered on the wedding night returns to town to marry another and is resisted by the locals.

    La boda
  • 1966
    Punishment to the Traitor

    Punishment to the Traitor

    Punishment to the Traitor

    61966HD

    A casual monitoring becomes an obsession when a young man finds a man who reminds him of something that happened in his childhood.

    Punishment to the Traitor
  • 1962
    El último piso

    El último piso

    El último piso

    01962HD

    El último piso
  • 1959
    La sangre y la semilla

    La sangre y la semilla

    La sangre y la semilla

    01959HD

    Plaquita, the widow of a Paraguayan officer, rescues a wounded sergeant who has been a companion of her husband. She takes care of him and nurtures...

    La sangre y la semilla
  • 1998
    El portón de los sueños

    El portón de los sueños

    El portón de los sueños

    01998HD

    The film mixes fiction and documentary in an unconventional cinematographic style, to narrate a poetic adventure that encounters the mythical...

    El portón de los sueños