Martín Rejtman (born January 3, 1961, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine writer and film director. He is considered to be a key figure in the New Argentine Cinema, making films such as Silvia Prieto and The Magic Gloves. Rejtman studied filmmaking at New York University, where he had to make one short per week and had to shoot with what was available. At NYU he established a mode of production embraced by many other young Argentine filmmakers, both before and since: that is, the art of working with a small budget. Rejtman uses a minimalist style when making films. He said, "When I made Rapado, I felt that Argentine cinema had too much dialogue, and bad dialogue at that. I hate adornments, I hate artifice, I hate anything that's unnecessary, because there really is nothing beyond the screen.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 3, 1961 (65)
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Producer, writer and director
- 7 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Martín Rejtman's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 5 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous2
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 Martín Rejtman's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Martín Rejtman'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
22 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
An Odd Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Practice(2023)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Shakti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Dry Martina(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Kékszakállú (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Gulliver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Two Shots Fired(2014)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Sidewalls(2011)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Elementary Training for Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Copacabana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Magic Gloves(2003)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Everything Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
La libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
I Won't Go Back Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Crane World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Silvia Prieto(1999)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Historias Breves II: Abrigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
1000 Boomerangs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Cropped Head(1992)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Doli Goes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Chuquicamata'90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 1986 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Magic Gloves (2003)
Highest rated
Silvia Prieto (1999)
Most popular right now
Cropped Head (1992)
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.
How do Martín Rejtman's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 7 titles divides audiences: 3 are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 36/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.
Who does Martín Rejtman work with?
People who share at least 2 of Martín Rejtman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Susana Pampín shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Susana PampínShared titles: Two Shots Fired (2014), The Magic Gloves (2003), Silvia Prieto (1999)See all 3 shared titles with Susana Pampín
- Cecilia BiaginiShared titles: The Magic Gloves (2003), Silvia Prieto (1999), Cropped Head (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Cecilia Biagini
- Fabián ArenillasShared titles: Two Shots Fired (2014), The Magic Gloves (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Fabián Arenillas
- Valeria BertuccelliShared titles: The Magic Gloves (2003), Silvia Prieto (1999)See all 2 shared titles with Valeria Bertuccelli
Cinematographers
- José Luis GarcíaShared titles: The Magic Gloves (2003), Cropped Head (1992)See all 2 shared titles with José Luis García
Producers
- Christoph FriedelShared titles: The Practice (2023), Two Shots Fired (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Friedel
