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The Substitute (El suplente)
Directed by Diego Lerman
Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
2022
110 mins


Outskirts of Buenos Aires, nowadays. Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels, and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives.
But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dilan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.
