Overview

• Guillermo Francella’s satirical anthology has drawn large audiences, turning the theatrical-only release into one of Argentina’s biggest current box-office performers.
• President Javier Milei has repeatedly promoted the film, calling it antiwoke and a great work of art, and he reportedly watched it multiple times, including with officials.
• Actors, critics and intellectuals denounced the movie’s politics and quality, highlighting a sharp divide with popular reception that now defines the public conversation.
• Reporting shows the production benefited from a Buenos Aires city rebate and that ticket sales trigger a legal levy to national film funds, contradicting no-aid claims.
• Francella’s remarks about award-winning Argentine films turning their backs on the public, plus a cultural official’s defense without a full viewing, further stoked the dispute.