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Gastón Duprat

Gastón Duprat

Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer · Born December 8, 1969 (56) · Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2 Venice awards · Sundance award winner

Gastón Duprat (born December 8, 1969; Bahía Blanca) is an Argentinian film director and producer who works together with Mariano Cohn. They began their career in TV in 1999, when they created and produced Televisión Abierta, an innovative and interactive TV show where the viewers created the content by requesting a cameraman to visit them to record a short clip (less than a minute). They both won the Konex Award Merit Diploma in 2002. Gastón and Mariano met during a regional experimental video festival in Buenos Aires back in 1993, where Gastón was a member of the jury and Mariano was in competition with his video Un día más en la tierra. They began exchanging ideas after the event and started to work on new projects. They have been creative and business partners since then. In the fields of experimental film and video they have created more than twenty works that have been seen in movie theaters, art-house venues and museums around the world. Some of the better known titles are: Cámara de sombra (1990), Circuito (1993), Venimos llenos de Tierra (1996), Hectárea (1998), Soy Francisco López (2000), 20/12 (2001) and Hágalo usted mismo (2002). In the area of the feature films they started directing Enciclopedia (1998) and Yo Presidente (2006); a feature documentary film coproduced with journalist Luis Majul and Patagonik (Disney Films) that obtained the First Prize in the International Festival of Independent Cinema from Mexico and the Best Prize for Documentary Film at the Malaga Film Festival. Two years later they directed El artista (2008) aka The Artist, an art-house film composed entirely by long tracking shots that questions where the limits are established between an artist and his work in the ambiguous world of contemporary art. coproduced between Aleph Media (Argentina), Cinecittá and Istituto Luce (Italy), and received the Ibermedia (Spain) grant for film production. El hombre de al lado (2009) aka The Man Next Door, a story that exposes a clash between neighbors, and how these neighbors deal with their differences. The film was entirely shot at the Casa Curutchet (Curutchet House), the only residential house designed and built by the famous Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier in the Americas. The movie won the Best Argentine Feature Film prize at the 24º Mar del Plata Film Festival in Argentina, the Best Cinematography Award in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2010, and it was selected to participate at The Lincoln Center Film Society’s and MoMA’s 2010 New Directors/New Films Festival in New York, USA. Living stars (2014) is a documentary presenting, through long static tripos shots, people dancing in their homes and offices. In The Distinguished Citizen (Spanish: El ciudadano ilustre, 2016), a Nobel Prize winning author living in Barcelona is invited back to his Argentine hometown to accept honors, jury an art show, and deliver lectures, while facing both the reverence and contempt of the townspeople he used as the basis for his novels. Official Competition (Competencia oficial) was released in 2021.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 8, 1969 (56)
From
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Works as
Director, producer and writer, also cinematographer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 38 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 43% in 30 days

What are Gastón Duprat's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Society
18%
Ideas
15%
Morality
12%
Power
11%
Self
10%
Survival
10%
Art3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 2 · Earnest 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Absurd
4
Warm
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gastón Duprat's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gastón Duprat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

38 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Bunker(2026)

    Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Homo Argentum(2025)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Locked(2025)

    Executive Producer · Original Film Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • What We Wanted to Be (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Associate Producer

  • The King of the Machos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Bellas artes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • Desejos S.A.(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Coppola, the Agent(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Nada(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Paint It Gold(2023)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Prime Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show Creator

  • The Boss(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • LIMBO... Until I Decide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Producer

  • A Jaula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Official Competition(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • 4x4(2019)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • My Masterpiece(2018)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Borges Está Vivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director

  • All About Asado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Co-Producer · Writer

  • The Distinguished Citizen(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer · Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kill Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • 40 Years in 4 Minutes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Baby Pong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Living Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Darling, I Am Going Out for Cigarettes and I Will Be Right Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Man Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • The Artist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • I Am President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • TV service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • 20/12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Do It Yourself (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Encyclopedia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Circuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Venimos llenos de tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • We Come Full of Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • El Hombre que Murió dos Veces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • The Caretaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Original Story

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles, 36 of them dated from 1992 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Official Competition (2021)

$4.7M worldwide

Highest rated

The Distinguished Citizen (2016)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Locked (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing25 of 38: 14 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting13 of 38: 2 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thProducing14 of 38: 3 only producing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thCinematography2 of 38: 0 only cinematography, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 38: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role

38 titles, 17 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s5 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s14 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

3 major awards from 8 major nominations, 2010–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated · Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated
  2. 2016
    • Venice award, won ×2 · Best Film
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  3. 2010
    • Sundance award, won · World Cinema - Dramatic
    • Sundance award, nominated · World Cinema - Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Gastón Duprat's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Homo Argentum (2025)

86th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

The Boss (2022)

Midcredits 94th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gastón Duprat's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Gastón Duprat work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gastón Duprat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mariano Cohn shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles