Gaucho Americano (2021)

Directed by

Nicolás Molina

Genre

documentary film

Country

Chile

Runtime

1h 15m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two gauchos from Chilean Patagonia travel to a ranch in America to work. The film follows their experience living and working alone in a foreign place.

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What happens

Gaucho Americano (lit. 'American Gaucho') is a 2021 Chilean documentary film directed by Nicolás Molina and written by Molina, Valentina Arango and Paula López. It presents the life of Joaquín and Víctor, 2 gauchos from Chilean Patagonia who find themselves alone in an American ranch to do a job. The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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