The Night is Fading Away

TIFF.25 - Competition

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TIFF 2026

Section: Competition
Director: Ezequiel Salinas, Ramiro Sonzini
Cast: Octavio Bertone, Juana Oviedo, Rodrigo Fierro, Fabián Costa
Duration: 1h 45m
Country: Argentina
Language: es
Year: 2025

Pelu is a 30-something barely scraping by on his salary as a projectionist at a film theater that belongs to the city hall. After losing his job due to budget cuts, he agrees to stay on as the night watchman, but he ends up secretly living inside the cinema, surrounded by the films he watches every night. Pelu begins to form a small community that inhabits the cinema after hours, but soon their peaceful life comes under threat.