Todo el poder (Gimme Power) - México

Directed by Fernando Sariñana, Todo el poder centers around the politics and corruption that shroud the Mexican police system. Featuring Demián Bichir as Gabriel, a filmmaker whose career has left him assaulted and robbed in broad daylight more times than he cares to remember, the film itself was inspired by Sariñana's personal experience with urban crime oftentimes perpetrated by the police themselves (Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide).

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a20haU2ntrU

This Friday November 20th at UC 30. 7:00 pm
The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

More information and trailer at www.mirarquedito.blogspot.com

Historias de fútbol (Soccer Stories) - Chile

Historias de fútbol portrays the life, love, and passion involved in soccer, one of the twentieth century’s most important rituals, through the lives of three different characters. The star player of a small neighborhood team from Santiago de Chile is offered a bribe and the possibility of playing professional football. A boy from Northern Chile wins a classic neighborhood pichanga football contest. In the process, however, he loses the few pesos he had gained from pawning one of his mother’s last items of value. A kid from the city finds himself stranded in a remote corner of the southern island of Chiloé on the day of the World Cup qualifying match for the Chilean National team. The only television in the area is at the house of the old Serón sisters, where the kid finds himself in the middle of more than he bargained for.

Trailer: http://www.vialproducciones.cl/?p=712

This Friday November 6th at UC 30. 7:15 pm
The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.

More information and trailer at www.mirarquedito.blogspot.com