FLIES / MOSCAS / МУХИ

6 days ago
2 min read

2026 / 99' / feature / Mexico

Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.

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DIRECTOR - FERNANDO EIMBCKE

Biography

Over the past decade, Fernando Eimbcke has established himself as one of the most influential directors in Latin America. Born in Mexico City and educated at UNAM, he made his feature debut with DUCK SEASON (Temporada de Patos), which premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, earned multiple accolades, and was released in the United States by Alfonso Cuarón and Warner Independent. His subsequent film, LAKE TAHOE, premiered at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize and the Silver Bear Jury Prize, awarded for “opening new perspectives on cinematic art.” His third feature, CLUB SANDWICH, premiered in 2013 at TIFF and later won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Most recently, Eimbcke premiered his fourth feature, OLMO, in the Panorama section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, marking his first U.S. production with Plan B and Teorema.

Across his filmography, Eimbcke offers intimate glimpses into the lives of young characters navigating the formable and transformative terrain of adolescence. His work is marked by a finely tuned comedic sensibility—quiet, observant, and deeply humane—attuned to the idiosyncrasies and small wonders of childhood innocence.

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