The tedious life of a young, naive clerk, Marcia, is one day disrupted by two rebellious strangers, Mao and Lenin, after the sight of Marcia inspires Mao’s lust. The girls kidnap Marcia at knife-point and drag her along on a frenzied, erratic journey of friendship, love and self-discovery.

With a pace that resembles Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise but a vision of its very own, this Argentinian drama stood out as an instant crowd-pleaser of the early 2000s. Delicate and full of unexpected twists, Diego Lerman’s debut celebrates womanhood and the complexity of self-identity.