At the height of her career, Lina, a 34-year-old Argentine stylist, is driven by a sudden impulse after an award ceremony in Switzerland. Back in Buenos Aires, she says nothing, but something in her has shifted – quiet and invisible, it subtly unravels a past she thought she had left behind.

“THE CURRENTS is a film that thrives on ambiguity. Milagros Mumenthaler’s latest feature resists the urge to explain itself, instead following a woman who is both at the peak of her professional success and at the edge of personal collapse. It’s a film about impulses – small ones that trigger tectonic shifts – and about how the past we try to bury finds its way back to the surface when we least expect it. The film is more a journey through time than a narrative construct; it’s about what life means to someone and the struggles they encounter.” (Overly Honest Reviews)

Milagros Mumenthaler was born in Argentina in 1977. She left the country at an early age for Switzerland, where she grew up. She directed four short films, which were selected and awarded at numerous festivals. In 2011, she directed BACK TO STAY, her first feature film, which was selected for the Cinéfondation, the Cannes Film Festival residency. The film received several awards, including the Golden Leopard and the Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival. Her second film, THE IDEA OF A LAKE, was presented in competition at the Locarno, Busan, San Sebastian, and Rotterdam film festivals.

Filmography (selection): 2011 BACK TO STAY, 2016 THE IDEA OF A LAKE, 2025 THE CURRENTS

Awards: RTVE Another Look Award (San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain 2025)