Death in Buenos Aires

Death in Buenos Aires (Spanish: Muerte en Buenos Aires) is a 2014 Argentine crime film directed by Natalia Meta in her directorial debut. It follows a police inspector struggling to balance his duties with his unspoken sexual desire, and a young and handsome rookie on the police force with enigmatic motivations. Set in 1989, the film was shot entirely in Buenos Aires during the months of January and February 2013. Plot Inspector Chávez, a detective on the Buenos Aires police force, and his partner Dolores are called one summer night to the Recoleta residence of Jaime Figueroa Alcorta, a wealthy older gay member of Buenos Aires high society. At the scene, Chávez meets the young officer Gómez, who says that he found Alcorta's body after investigating a noise complaint and who has been examining the dead man's possessions. The next day, the two men encounter each other in the police station restroom, where Gómez shows Chávez a matchbook from the gay nightclub Manila that he accidentally took from the crime scene. Dolores and Chávez head to Manila in search of "Kevin," a lover of Alcorta who had left a message on the victim's answering machine. Chávez watches a flamboyant performance of a song he remembers from a record at the victim's apartment. He is approached by Gómez, claiming that he has also come to the club to investigate. Chávez angrily confronts Gómez, believing that the young man is following him, but accidentally starts a bar fight in the process, allowing the singer Kevin to escape in the melee.