Homo Argentum

A riotous and sharply perceptive anthology comedy from the acclaimed Argentine duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, Homo Sapiens? (original title Homo Argentum) unfolds across sixteen distinct episodes, each led by Guillermo Francella in a remarkable display of comic range and character work.Rooted in the spirit of classic Italian satire, the film deploys humour and irony to examine the contradictions, absurdities, and contradictions of contemporary life and identity in urban Argentina. Through an array of situations (from accidental calamities at a party to surreal encounters between strangers, from power and wealth to everyday social rituals) Homo Sapiens? observes the quirks and neuroses that shape human behaviour with both levity and bite. The stories traverse a broad social canvas, using exaggerated characters and rapid tonal shifts to reflect on love, friendship, inequality, aspiration, and personal myth-making in a society negotiating its own myths and identities. Celebrated in Argentina as both a box-office phenomenon and a provocative cultural artefact, the film cements Cohn and Duprat’s reputation for blending entertainment with incisive social insight, while confirming Francella’s standing as one of Latin America’s most versatile performers.