Jorge Polaco (2024)

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

Life and work of the controversial Argentine film director Jorge Polaco who questioned all moral institutions, exposing himself to the most scandalous media ridicule and risking his vulnerability. Is it possible to evade legitimation? Does the era of the algorithm allow that gap through which these singularities were previously filtered?

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