The Summit

During a high level summit of Latin American presidents hosted in Chile, the story follows Argentine president Hernán Blanco as a web of power, ambition, and private pain closes in around him. The day features tense talks about regional strategies and fragile alliances while Blanco confronts pressure from rivals, the media, and his own family. Public duties collide with personal loyalties as longstanding tensions surface and decisions are weighed against reputations and consequences for a nation. The film builds a quiet, relentless tension through restrained performances and sparse dialogue, turning a political gathering into a pressure chamber in which a leader must reckon with what he values most, and what he risks losing. Through long shots of muted interiors, the film emphasizes how a command structure can echo through a leader’s days, shaping every whispered exchange and public gesture.

Directed by Santiago Mitre, the film arrives in 2017 guided by an original screenplay by Mariano Llinás; it places a single figure at the center of a geopolitical maelstrom, anchored by Ricardo Darín's restrained performance.

Box office worldwide gross of 5,699,056 on a 6,000,000 budget. The result was a modest performance given its budget, with the film finding an audience mainly among festival and art house circles, and showing how small titles can travel beyond their borders.

Critics noted the film's surgical focus on dialogue and power, rather than explosions or melodrama. It examines the moral gravity of leadership, the conflict between public optics and private realities, and the cost of decision making. The film earned praise for its atmosphere and Darín's performance.

It also sparked conversations about how Latin American politics is depicted on screen and the ways personal life intersects with political power. Audiences left with a sense of unease about leadership under relentless scrutiny. The film's quiet craft encouraged discussions in festival circuits and among political cinema fans.