History Paraguay
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1. The Mission (1986)
PG | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 65,718 | Gross: $17.22M
2. Guarani Kokue (2013)
63 min | Documentary
Guarani Kokue shows the experience of Guaraní communities since the 80s, when the fences of the large estates were setting limits to the world they knew, being forced to have to fight, with... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Armoa
3. Memory Exercises (2016)
70 min | Documentary
An experimental documentary centering on memories by the children of Agustin Goiburu, who was the most important political opponent of US-supported dictator Alfredo Stroessner (Ruled Paraguay 1954-1989). Goiburu was disappeared in 1979 .
Director: Paz Encina | Stars: Elba Elisa Benítez de Goiburú, Hebe Duarte, Patricia Goiburú Benitez, Rogelio Goiburú Benitez
Votes: 103
4. Guapo'y (2023)
71 min
Healing from the trauma of the Paraguayan dictatorship, Celsa uses herbs to mend deep wounds left from her imprisonment and torture.
Director: Sofía Paoli Thorne
Votes: 9
5. Fidel, Brave Child (2021)
74 min | Documentary
Fidel is a child who migrates from Paraguay to the bowels of the jungle of Misionera, Argentina. In the mountain is horse the workers call "El Che" for his noble spirit; just like the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Verón | Stars: Enrique Yuka Caballero, Erico Canteros, Fidel Canteros
6. The Land of No Evil (2010)
80 min | Documentary
After 35 years under the Stroessner dictatorship, the corrupt Colorado Party (the only political party allowed after the democratic transition) ruled Paraguay for 17 years. In 2008, ... See full summary »
Director: Anna Recalde Miranda
7. Chaco rape (2011)
83 min | Documentary, Drama
A group of indigenous leaders travel from Paraguay to Bolivia to meet the Guarani and seek advice to solve the drought and confront their political situation.
Director: Andrea Ruffini
8. EAMI (2022)
83 min | Drama
Eami's homeland is invaded by settlers. Embodying Asojá, the bird-god-woman, she falls into trance in which she walks slowly and stunned through her beloved forest as she prepares to leave it forever.
Director: Paz Encina | Stars: Anel Picanerai, Curia Chiquejno Etacoro, Ducubaide Chiquenoi, Basui Picanerai Etacore
Votes: 162
9. La tierra ardía (2005)
90 min | History, War
"La tierra ardía" is the film version of the novel written by Jorge Ritter, who was a doctor in the Chaco's War with Bolivia (1932-1935)
Director: Manuel Cuenca | Stars: Silvino Alegre, Manuel Cuenca, Manuel Rodríguez, Avelino Ruiz Diaz
10. Requiem (2002)
91 min | Drama, War
Director: Galia Giménez | Stars: Manuel Cuenca, Manuel Rodríguez, Clara Benítez, Silvino Alegre
Votes: 8
11. The Last Runway 2, Commando Yaguarete (2023)
92 min | Action
Betty Jara reassembles the Yaguareté Commandos to exchange an imprisoned criminal for one of her own agents. A risky operation becomes even more so when she realizes they are not just fighting a drug ring but the highest spheres of power.
Directors: Armando Aquino, Mauricio Rial | Stars: Lali Gonzalez, Andrea Quattrocchi, Renato Gómez, Bruno Sosa Bofinger
Votes: 19
12. Mangoré (2019)
93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A film about real life musician Augustin Barrios Mangore, an influential and important composer and classical guitarist from Paraguay.
Director: Luis R. Vera | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Rafael Alfaro, Natalia Alvarenga, Clotilde Cabral
Votes: 86
13. Felipe Canasto (2010)
95 min | Drama
1875, after the Triple Alliance War, Paraguay was despoiled of its masculine population. In a town without borders, three women will find a reason for love. A mysterious basket contains a ... See full summary »
Director: Dario Cardona Herreros | Stars: Beto Ayala, Ramon Del Rio, Liber Fernandez, Miguel Gomes
Votes: 8
14. Miss Ameriguá (1994)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
In the small town called Amerigua where most things are controlled by the influential Colonel Banderas, the people are preparing themselves for the annual beauty contest. At the same time ... See full summary »
Director: Luis R. Vera | Stars: Raquel Baeza, Jesús Pérez, Ayesa Frutos, Héctor Silva
Votes: 34
15. Paraguay, Droga Y Banana (2016)
97 min | Documentary
A thrilling, incisive documentary that unpacks how a prominent drug trafficker's settlement in Paraguay in the late 60's set into motion a wave of rampant corruption, leaving no part of the country unpoisoned.
Director: Juan Manuel Salinas Aguirre | Star: Jorge Ramos
Votes: 38
16. The List (I) (2023)
97 min | Thriller
A family that's falling apart must stay together long enough to survive a city-wide manhunt
Director: Michael J. Hardy | Stars: Fernando Abadie, Nathan Christopher Haase, Alberto Jara, Claudia Scavone
Votes: 10
17. Libertad (I) (2012)
110 min | History
A tale of the uprising of the Paraguayan rebellion against the Spanish crown 200 years ago.
Director: Gustavo Delgado | Stars: Rafael Alfaro, Lourdes Llanes, Fiorella Migliore, Jorge Ramos
Votes: 36
18. The Last Face (2016)
R | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the midst of African social horror, a love between two volunteers fades out and is reborn.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Brandon Phillips, Anna Strelkov
Votes: 5,532
19. Impuros (2018– )
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His ... See full summary »
Stars: Raphael Logam, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Cyria Coentro, Leandro Firmino
Votes: 853
20. Yosi, the Regretful Spy (2022–2023)
TV-MA | 367 min | Drama, History, Thriller
An Argentinean intelligence agent infiltrates the Jewish community to gather information that is then allegedly used to perpetrate two of the worst terrorist attacks in Latin American history, leaving over 100 dead.
Stars: Natalia Oreiro, Gustavo Bassani, Alejandro Awada, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 1,363
21. The Boys from Brazil (1978)
R | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Gregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Lilli Palmer
Votes: 30,586 | Gross: $19.00M
22. Beyond the Limit (1983)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
During the Dirty War, a half-English doctor in Argentina befriends the police, the rebels and the alcoholic Honorary British Consul, whose Latino wife he seduces. When the consul is mistakenly kidnapped by the rebels, he must pick a side.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Caine, Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Elpidia Carrillo
Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $6.00M
23. Zama (2017)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, History
Based on the novel by Antonio Di Benedetto written in 1956, on Don Diego de Zama, a Spanish officer of the seventeenth century settled in Asunción, who awaits his transfer to Buenos Aires.
Director: Lucrecia Martel | Stars: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Lola Dueñas, Matheus Nachtergaele, Juan Minujín
Votes: 7,144 | Gross: $0.20M
24. Nothing But the Sun (2020)
75 min | Documentary
Follows Mateo Sobode Chiqueno and his recorded stories, songs and testimonies of his Ayoreo people on an old tape recorder.
Director: Arami Ullon | Stars: Mateo Sobode Chiqueno, Jose Iquebi
Votes: 93
25. Killing the Dead (2019)
87 min | Thriller
In 1978, Paraguay lives a dictatorship and, clandestinely, two men bury corpses. But one day they find a man who is still breathing. They have to kill him, but they never killed anyone before.
Director: Hugo Giménez | Stars: Ever Enciso, Aníbal Ortiz, Silvio Rodas, Jorge Román
Votes: 74
26. One Man's War (1991 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama
Based on true events: a Paraguayan doctor and his family seek justice for his son, who was tortured to death by the dictatorial regime of Alfredo Stroessner.
Director: Sergio Toledo | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Norma Aleandro, Fernanda Torres, Leonardo García Vale
Votes: 284
27. The Last Runway (2018)
TV-MA | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Former Colonel Fernandez is appointed Minister of the National Anti-Drug Agency (SENAD) and purges the special forces to fight the first of many battles against drug trafficking on the border of Paraguay and Argentina.
Directors: Rodrigo Salomón, Pietro Scappini | Stars: Luis Aguirre, Fini Bocchino, Bruno Sosa Bofinger, Fabio Chamorro
Votes: 826
28. Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Cole Hickel, a Marine, pursues his daughter's killer when he is allowed to go back to Paraguay because of "diplomatic immunity."
Director: Peter Maris | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Billy Drago, Tom Bresnahan, Fabiana Udenio
Votes: 410
29. Paulina (2015)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
An intellectual young law student who renounces a promising career to become a schoolteacher in a remote poor village is forced to make a puzzling decision, in the aftermath of her rape.
Director: Santiago Mitre | Stars: Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe, Silvina Sabater
Votes: 1,661
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