Back to Buenos Aires

Plot

It follows Mariano Guerra as he returns to Argentina to testify against soldiers who tortured him during the dictatorship, focusing not on revenge but on his inner struggle with guilt, trauma, and the lasting psychological impact of violence kept largely off-screen.

About Back to Buenos Aires

Back to Buenos Aires (Italian: Ritorno a Buenos Aires) is a 2026 historical-thriller film directed by Marco Bechis, co-written with Vijaya Bechis Boll. A co-production between Italy and Brazil, it stars Adriano Giannini as Mariano Guerra, an Argentinian-Italian man testifying against former officers in Argentina's military dictatorship. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 11 September 2026, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It will be theatrically released in Italy by Fandango in September 17.

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