A riotous and sharply perceptive anthology comedy from the acclaimed Argentine duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, Homo Sapiens? (original title Homo Argentum) unfolds across sixteen distinct episodes, each led by Guillermo Francella in a remarkable display of comic range and character work.Rooted in the spirit of classic Italian satire, the film deploys humour and irony to examine the contradictions, absurdities, and contradictions of contemporary life and identity in urban Argentina. Celebrated in Argentina as both a box-office phenomenon and a provocative cultural artefact, the film cements Cohn and Duprat’s reputation for blending entertainment with incisive social insight, while confirming Francella’s standing as one of Latin America’s most versatile performers.
MARIANO COHN & GASTON DUPRAT
Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn are film and TV series directors, scriptwriters and producers, considered to be among the most important and prestigious of Ibero-America. They’ve made ten feature films which competed in the world’s most important film festivals and obtained more than forty international awards, including the Goya, Platino and Ariel. Their latest films were the highly recognized and multi-awarded The Man Next Door, The Distinguished Citizen, 4×4 and Official Competition starring Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Beyond cinema, they have achieved significant success on platforms such as Disney+, Hulu, and Movistar+, creating and directing hit series including The One In Charge, Bellas Artes, and Nada, featuring renowned talents such as Guillermo Francella, Oscar Martínez, Luis Brandoni, and Robert De Niro. Their most recent film, Homo Sapiens?, has become a box office phenomenon in Argentina, surpassing one million moviegoers.
