2022 | Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France | Fiction

El Suplente (The Substitute)

  • Spanish English 110 mins
  • Director | Diego Lerman
  • Writer | Diego Lerman, MarĂ­a Meira, Luciana De Mello, Juan Vera
  • Producer | Diego Lerman

STATUS: Released

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Outskirts of Buenos Aires, nowadays. Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dilan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.

Art Community Crisis Everyday Life fiction prestigious university professor high school poetry novel