O Pântano

February in the Argentine Northeast. Scorchingly hot sun and tropical rains. Some lands turn marshy. But this is not a story about marshes: it is about the town of La Ciénaga, its surroundings, and the lives of two women, Mecha and Tali, and their families. Two middle-class families brought together by an accident. Lucrecia Martel's first feature film, *The Swamp*, is a visceral reflection on class, nature, sexuality, and politics, and one of the most acclaimed directorial debuts of contemporary cinema.