The Substitute

By Diego Lerman

Information

Country: Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France

Language: Spanish

Original title: El Suplente

Casting: Juan Minujín, Alfredo Castro, Bárbara Lennie

Production year: 2022

Runtime: 110

Production company: Campo Cine

Outskirts of Buenos Aires, nowadays.
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.