The Substitute
(2022)
★ 5.9 IMDb · 43 votes
Year: 2022
Runtime: 111 мин
Country: Argentina, Spain
Director: Diego Lerman
Cast: Juan Minujín, Bárbara Lennie, Alfredo Castro, Rita Cortese, María Merlino, Lucas Arrúa, Renata Lerman, Martín Kohan, Агустин Риттано, Belen Enguidanos
Plot
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.