Narciso

Marcelo Martinessi
2026

FILM INFO

Film may contain scenes that depict violence. Recommend age: 18+

Paraguay, 1958. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military regime, he becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom. But then, after his final show, he is found dead…

Original title
Narciso
Country
Paraguay, Germany, Uruguay, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, France
Year
2026
Duration
101’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR

Marcelo Martinessi

Paraguayan director and screenwriter. Studied communication at the Catholic University of Asunción and cinema at the London Film School. His short films that revolve around literature and memory have been shown at the Berlinale, Clermont Ferrand, Melbourne among other festivals. Capturing the coup d'état in his home country he wrote and directed THE LOST VOICE, Best Short Film at Venice Film Festival in 2016. His first feature film, THE HEIRESSES, won two Silver Bears at the 2018 Berlinale and the Fipresci prize, as well as won the Sunny Bunny award at Kyiv IFF Molodist.

Filmography

The Heiresses (2018); Man of the North (2009)

team

Director
Marcelo Martinessi
Screenplay
Marcelo Martinessi
Camera
Luis Arteaga
Cast
Diro Romero, Manuel Cuenca, Arturo Fleitas
Music
Zeltia Montes Muñoz
Editing
Fernando Epstein, Marcelo Martinessi
Producer
Marcelo Martinessi, Sebastián Peña Escobar
Production
La Babosa Cine
World sales company
Luxbox