The Message (2025)

Original title

El mensaje

Directed by

Iván Fund

Genre

drama film, road movie

Country

Argentina, Spain

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In rural Argentina, a group of guardians use a child's special talent for a business where they communicate with animals. The film follows them as they travel and make money from people seeking messages from their dead pets.

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What happens

The Message (Spanish: El mensaje) is a 2025 drama road movie written and directed by Iván Fund. The film is about opportunistic guardians living in rural Argentina, who exploit a child's unique ability by offering animal medium consultation for profit. The Argentine-Spanish co-production film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, on 18 February 2025, where it won the Silver Bear Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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