The River Train
6.3
Nine-year-old Milo lives in a remote Argentinian village where he studies the Malambo, a folk dance full of bravura. He is an excellent dancer, but Milo’s only desire is to escape the countryside on a train for the Buenos Aires of his dreams.
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Cast
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Milo Barria
Milo
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Rita Pauls
Professor
Known for
Operation Finale
Inseparables
Mariano Barria
Mariano
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Lucrecia Pazos
Lucrecia
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Mailen Barria
Mailén
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Diego Puente
The man from Buenos Aires station
Also in
Chronicle of a Boy Alone
Después de hora
Pehuén Pedre
Cristal
Also in
Simon of the Mountain
How to Be Pehuén Pedre
Fabián Casas
The pessimistic black man
Known for
The Delinquents
Ciro Sosa
Boletero Madariaga
Also in
The Passion
Alberto Sacci
Conejo
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Benjamin Faure
Niño Malambo 1
Juan Cruz Suarez
Niño Malambo 2
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Lorenzo Ferro Director · Lucas A. Vignale Director Thomas Costa Grinberg Cinematographer
United States release April 13, 2026 · Produced in Argentina · Production Cinco Rayos, 1230 Media
Production
Primo Content
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Cinco Rayos
Production
1230 Media
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Argentina
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Languages
Original title
El Tren Fluvial
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 16, 2026
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · April 13, 2026
Premiere · New Directors/New Films International Film Festival
Australia
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Japan
October 26, 2026 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Russia
April 17, 2026 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Spain
October 23, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 27, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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