Lucía Puenzo
November 28, 1976 · 49 years old
Lucía Puenzo (born 28 November 1973) in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian author and film director. She is the daughter of Luis Puenzo. She studied literature at the University of Buenos Aires followed by the National Film Institute (INCAA). In 2007 Puenzo directed her first film XXY. The film won sev…
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7 titles
XXY
The story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.
The Lighthouse of the Whales
A mother with an autistic child travel from Spain to Argentina looking to help her son to connect with his emotions.
The Fish Child
A desperate love story between two young girls of extremely different social backgrounds who, unable to find a place for their love in the world they live in, are pushed to commit a crime.
The Silence of the Sky
Shattered after the brutal assault by two rapists in her house, a young mother of two decides to keep her ordeal secret from her unsuspecting husband.
The Whore and the Whale
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
Tell It Like a Woman
Stories of women, both in front of and behind the camera.
Electrophilia
A girl wakes up from a coma six weeks after being struck by lightning.