In Chile, a private investigator hires an 83-year-old man to go undercover at a nursing home and spy on its staff and residents for signs of elder abuse. In violence-ridden Guatemala, a young boy is forced by his drug-trafficking stepfather to swallow heroin capsules.
And in post-revolutionary Portugal, a scandalous romance blossoms between a future prime minister and the married Danish woman he loves.
These, and many more compelling story lines, are behind a group of 10 outstanding Spanish- and Portuguese-language films to be shown online this month, courtesy of the DC-based Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association (AACIA).
All movies will be subtitled in English and viewable for free via AACIA’s Facebook page. The March 8-21 “Ibero-American Film Showcase: Female Perspectives” is co-sponsored by