Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

The Summit (2017)

The Summit poster
Original title
La cordillera
Directed by
Santiago Mitre
Genre
drama film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
12
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 143 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a recently elected Argentine president as he attends a summit of Latin American leaders. He must balance political negotiations with personal and family matters that threaten his reputation.

serioustensepoliticalslow-burnformalcerebralrestrainedsombercontrolled

What happens

The Summit (Spanish: La cordillera) is a 2017 political drama film directed by Santiago Mitre and written by Mitre and Mariano Llinás. Set during a Latin American summit, a newly-elected president of Argentina has to navigate his way through strategic issues affecting the future of his country and personal issues affecting his family and reputation. The film stars Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Érica Rivas, Elena Anaya, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Alfredo Castro, Gerardo Romano, Leonardo Franco, Paulina García, and Christian Slater. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It was released on 17 August 2017 in Argentina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?