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The Major Tones (Los tonos mayores)

Directed by Ingrid Pokropek
Argentina, Spain
2024
101 mins

Fourteen-year-old Ana lives in Buenos Aires with her dad, Javier. Following an accident, she has a metal plate inserted into her arm, which she starts to feel mysterious pulses through. Without mentioning anything about it to Javier, she works with her friend Lepa to compose a melody, “The Heartbeat Song,” inspired by the rhythmic signals.

It actually turns out they are words in Morse code. After realizing that her arm is an antenna to an unknown mystery, Ana becomes determined to decode the words. As she delves into the labyrinth of secret messages, she distances herself from her friend and her dad. Her previously harmonious life is transformed by obsession as she wonders if the coded words are addressed specifically to her.

  • Year
    2024
  • Country
    Argentina, Spain
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    North American Premiere
  • Director
    Ingrid Pokropek
  • Cast
    Sofía Clausen, Pablo Seijo, Lina Ziccarello, Santiago Ferreira, Mercedes Halfon, Walter Jakob
  • Genre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Theme
    Mystery & Thriller, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, Directed by Women, Latine

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