Death in Buenos Aires

Death in Buenos Aires

Nothing is what it seems.

Directed by Natalia Meta

Produced by Bestia Films

201493 min5.9 / 10

A morally murky 1980s Buenos Aires crime thriller that uses an undercover operation and emerging attraction between two cops to explore identity, desire, and the corruption lurking beneath institutional authority.

Detective Chávez, a family man and a tough cop, is put in charge of the investigation into a homicide that took place in the most exclusive circles of high society 1980s Buenos Aires. At the crime scene, Chávez meets officer Gómez, nicknamed The Goose, a good-looking rookie who becomes his right-hand man and goes undercover as bait to catch the murderer.

Questions people ask

  • Does Death in Buenos Aires end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Death in Buenos Aires scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Death in Buenos Aires sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Death in Buenos Aires easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Death in Buenos Aires violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

24/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity39

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love20

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Like Death in Buenos Aires, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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