Benjamín Naishtat

Directing

Benjamín Naishtat

Born

1986-01-01 (40)

Place of birth

Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina

Known for

Directing

Credits

33 titles

Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986; Buenos Aires City) is an Argentine filmmaker. He graduated from film school in Buenos Aires in 2008. From 2009 to 2011 he took part in Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains' programme in France. He has made a variety of commissioned films in Argentina and in Cameroon. His work is shown internationally – his feature debut Historia del miedo/History of Fear (2014) world premiered in competition in Berlin. Rojo (2018) premiered in Toronto.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Puan poster
6.4

When Marcelo Pena finally is about to be appointed Head of the Philosophy Department, the famous and seductive Professor Sujarchuk returns from Europe to claim the kingdom for himself.

Puan

2023

Puan poster
6.4

When Marcelo Pena finally is about to be appointed Head of the Philosophy Department, the famous and seductive Professor Sujarchuk returns from Europe to claim the kingdom for himself.

Puan

2023

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake poster
5.9

On the eve of the 2001 outbreak, a young woman falls for her lifelong friend but turns to incantations and curses with her grandmother's help when a more experienced rival threatens their romance.

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

2026

Rojo poster
6.1

A small town in an Argentinian province, 1975. The life of Claudio, a successful lawyer, gets complicated when he has a stupid quarrel with a stranger in a crowded restaurant.

Rojo

2018

Rojo poster
6.1

A small town in an Argentinian province, 1975. The life of Claudio, a successful lawyer, gets complicated when he has a stupid quarrel with a stranger in a crowded restaurant.

Rojo

2018

El malestar poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

El malestar

2022

El malestar poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

El malestar

2022

Glaxo poster
NR

Chivilcoy, 1957. In a quiet Argentinian town, the arrival of an ominous former police commissioner and his seductive wife fractures the bond between four inseparable young men. Decades later, the past resurfaces, forcing them to confront old wounds, guilt, and the possibility of revenge in a country which has lost its innocence.

Glaxo

2026

Glaxo poster
NR

Chivilcoy, 1957. In a quiet Argentinian town, the arrival of an ominous former police commissioner and his seductive wife fractures the bond between four inseparable young men. Decades later, the past resurfaces, forcing them to confront old wounds, guilt, and the possibility of revenge in a country which has lost its innocence.

Glaxo

2026

We Were Fine poster
6.0

Three teenagers spend a summer together in the mountains. Tensions grow between them as well as violence which emerges at some point. The seriousness of the situations they experience and their consequences will be unsuspected.

We Were Fine

2008

We Were Fine poster
6.0

Three teenagers spend a summer together in the mountains. Tensions grow between them as well as violence which emerges at some point. The seriousness of the situations they experience and their consequences will be unsuspected.

We Were Fine

2008

History of Fear poster
5.9

Buenos Aires, during the summer heart, in gated communities surrounded by wastelands covered with trash. The barking of stray dogs, repeated power outages, and uncontrollable clouds of smoke drive the inhabitants to confront their most primitive instincts.

History of Fear

2014

History of Fear poster
5.9

Buenos Aires, during the summer heart, in gated communities surrounded by wastelands covered with trash. The barking of stray dogs, repeated power outages, and uncontrollable clouds of smoke drive the inhabitants to confront their most primitive instincts.

History of Fear

2014

Pedro en el país poster
NR

The son of Alicia Eguren, and adopted by John William Cooke, Pedro Catella lived a remarkable life, touching on every crucial Latin American historical episode in the second half of the 20th century. A member of the Peronist resistance since the age of 9, a sniper in the Escambray mountains at 17, his life was stamped by a revolutionary and tragic fate, the fate of his country.

Pedro en el país

2026

Pedro en el país poster
NR

The son of Alicia Eguren, and adopted by John William Cooke, Pedro Catella lived a remarkable life, touching on every crucial Latin American historical episode in the second half of the 20th century. A member of the Peronist resistance since the age of 9, a sniper in the Escambray mountains at 17, his life was stamped by a revolutionary and tragic fate, the fate of his country.

Pedro en el país

2026

Collections poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Collections

2013

Collections poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Collections

2013

Collections poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Collections

2013

History of Evil poster
NR

- 1879. One thousand five hundred men walk in the desert under the orders of General Roca. They are going to build the space of the Argentine nation. They move forward undoubtedly to the big South, there where there is nothing, by carrying with them the civilization. A century later, in 1980, in the city now named General Roca, the military junta in power organizes a national congress of history to celebrate the centenarian of the conquest of this desert.

History of Evil

2011

History of Evil poster
NR

- 1879. One thousand five hundred men walk in the desert under the orders of General Roca. They are going to build the space of the Argentine nation. They move forward undoubtedly to the big South, there where there is nothing, by carrying with them the civilization. A century later, in 1980, in the city now named General Roca, the military junta in power organizes a national congress of history to celebrate the centenarian of the conquest of this desert.

History of Evil

2011

Short Stories 5 poster
5.0

The annual short film competition for directors organized and produced by the INCAA presents ten new works.

Short Stories 5

2009

Short Stories 5 poster
5.0

The annual short film competition for directors organized and produced by the INCAA presents ten new works.

Short Stories 5

2009

No artwork available
NR

Remo Erdosain considers himself to be something of an inventor and harbours bitter resent for all the things he hasn’t done. He steals money at work and is found out. Faced with the threat of prison if he doesn’t give the money back, Remo decides to approach Alberto, a mysterious astrologist who helps people. After an interview, Alberto offers to get the money Remo needs. In exchange, he must join his organisation. What initially appears to be a meeting of rogues eventually turns out to be a group of determined men whose plans culminate in taking power. Remo discovers the possibility of believing in something for the first time in his life and embarks on a road of no return.

Pobres pibes

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No artwork available
NR

Remo Erdosain considers himself to be something of an inventor and harbours bitter resent for all the things he hasn’t done. He steals money at work and is found out. Faced with the threat of prison if he doesn’t give the money back, Remo decides to approach Alberto, a mysterious astrologist who helps people. After an interview, Alberto offers to get the money Remo needs. In exchange, he must join his organisation. What initially appears to be a meeting of rogues eventually turns out to be a group of determined men whose plans culminate in taking power. Remo discovers the possibility of believing in something for the first time in his life and embarks on a road of no return.

Pobres pibes

—

Buenos Aires Rap poster
NR

Over the past 30 years, the art-form of Rap has been adopted and adapted to voice the realities of the impoverished and oppressed while becoming a highly coveted and controversial commodity. Buenos Aires Rap explores Hip-Hop culture's influence on Buenos Aires, Argentina and Buenos Aires' influence on Hip Hop culture.

Buenos Aires Rap

2014

The Movement poster
6.7

During the first half of the 19th century, in a vast and desolated land fallen into anarchy, several armed groups drift along the infinite Pampas demanding support and food from the peasants. Even if they are bitter rivals, they all claim to pledge allegiance to the “movimiento”. Among these gangs is one led by Señor, an educated man who, with two of his followers, intends to found a peaceful new order. But while his enchanting words and manners seem appealing, his methods reveal an unstoppable thirst for power.

The Movement

2015

The Movement poster
6.7

During the first half of the 19th century, in a vast and desolated land fallen into anarchy, several armed groups drift along the infinite Pampas demanding support and food from the peasants. Even if they are bitter rivals, they all claim to pledge allegiance to the “movimiento”. Among these gangs is one led by Señor, an educated man who, with two of his followers, intends to found a peaceful new order. But while his enchanting words and manners seem appealing, his methods reveal an unstoppable thirst for power.

The Movement

2015

A Local Kind Of God poster
4.0

Two friends talk rites and memory in front of the ruins of ancient gods of Hinduism. All around them, couples are taking selfies, although it seems that they really love each other.

A Local Kind Of God

2018

The Game poster
5.5

A group of armed men are wandering in the jungle, tracking themselves one another. Some move in pairs, some alone, some wear military uniforms and some don't. Like in any sort of game, rivalries and internal conflicts will not take long to emerge, drawing a line between the strong and the weak.

The Game

2010

The Game poster
5.5

A group of armed men are wandering in the jungle, tracking themselves one another. Some move in pairs, some alone, some wear military uniforms and some don't. Like in any sort of game, rivalries and internal conflicts will not take long to emerge, drawing a line between the strong and the weak.

The Game

2010