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The Currents

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While accepting an award for her fashion career in Switzerland, accomplished Argentine artist and designer Lina (Isabel Aimé González Sola) is seized by the urge to plunge herself into an icy winter lake without warning. Returning to Buenos Aires after surviving the fall, Lina decides to tell no one of the incident. Left with a paralyzing fear of water and a growing sense of isolation, she finds it impossible to readjust to her former life as a wife, mother, and artist, distancing herself from her husband (Esteban Bigliardi) and once thriving career. Something in her has shifted -- quiet and invisible, it subtly unravels a past she thought she had left behind.

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Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com 2d
3/4
It is a strangely mesmerizing work, and up until almost the very end, its mysteries remain intact. Go to Full Review Nicolas Rapold New York Times 3d
Its bravura filmmaking is all in the service of letting us travel alongside Lina as she feels her way to self-understanding. Go to Full Review Melissa Anderson 4Columns May 22
Lina’s meeting with Amalia typifies the most successful moments of The Currents: episodes that provocatively raise questions rather than answer them, that parcel out just enough backstory so that the viewer can imagine Lina’s past... Go to Full Review Erik Reeds Spectrum Culture 7h
One wishes there was something a touch more substantial in Milagros Mumenthaler’s latest film, but seeing something as bold as The Currents can be a rare pleasure. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 2d
Complemented by stylish visuals and a deeply felt central performance, this uneven Argentinian drama is a cumulatively powerful glimpse into identity and vulnerability. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 3d
3/4
Mumenthaler's film offers no solid answers ... because there probably aren't any. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Giovanni P. @imgiovanni 1d This is a meticulously made film that asks us the question, what is life all about? What is real, and what really matters? One of the most poignant parts of the film is when Lina complains that a bunch of strangers gave her an award and throws it away, yet she is a estranged from her own mother, her husband, and her daughter as she pursue her career which is really just a place for her to hide as the current of her life continue to push her along without any sense of purpose or direction. See more Stephen C @bob25009 2d Success in 1 hour and 44 minutes. See more Read all reviews
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Milagros Mumenthaler

Director

Isabel Aimé Gonzalez Sola

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Esteban Bigliardi

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Claudia Sánchez

Actor

Ernestina Gatti

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Jazmín Carballo

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Synopsis While accepting an award for her fashion career in Switzerland, accomplished Argentine artist and designer Lina (Isabel Aimé González Sola) is seized by the urge to plunge herself into an icy winter lake without warning. Returning to Buenos Aires after surviving the fall, Lina decides to tell no one of the incident. Left with a paralyzing fear of water and a growing sense of isolation, she finds it impossible to readjust to her former life as a wife, mother, and artist, distancing herself from her husband (Esteban Bigliardi) and once thriving career. Something in her has shifted -- quiet and invisible, it subtly unravels a past she thought she had left behind.
Director
Milagros Mumenthaler
Producer
Eugenia Mumenthaler, Violeta Bava, Rosa Martínez Rivero, David Epiney
Screenwriter
Milagros Mumenthaler
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Alina Film, Ruda Cine, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
May 29, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 14, 2026
Runtime
1h 44m