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A new film series featuring art house film classics that focus on the diversity and contributions of various groups celebrating their heritage this fall. 


Wheelbarrow courier Víctor receives an unusual proposal: to carry 7 boxes of unknown content through Mercado 4 in Asunción, but things get complicated along the way. In its domestic release in Paraguay, 7 Boxes grossed more than Titanic. Shot on location in and around the market of Asunción, 7 Boxes shows how filmmakers can capture the feel and culture of their native countries in a way that big budget Hollywood movies never can.


"7 Boxes" is both a tense and frightening crime film as well as a sometimes-dreamy evocation of life in the sprawling underclass, its hallucinatory aspects, its chaos and violence, its fantasies. - Sheila O'Malley, RogerEbert.com


“7 Boxes,” a low-budget Paraguayan crime caper goosed by low-rung dreams, crackles with the desperate energy of forced innovation. When there’s no room on the spreadsheet for fancy special effects, making do can yield its own rewards. - New York Times

  • Year
    2012
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    Paraguay
  • Director
    Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori