Benjamín Naishtat (born 1986; Buenos Aires City) is an Argentine filmmaker. He graduated from film school in Buenos Aires in 2008. From 2009 to 2011 he took part in Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains' programme in France. He has made a variety of commissioned films in Argentina and in Cameroon. His work is shown internationally – his feature debut Historia del miedo/History of Fear (2014) world premiered in competition in Berlin. Rojo (2018) premiered in Toronto.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1986 (40)
- Buenos Aires City, Distrito Federal, Argentina
- Writer and director
- 4 on Motif · 24 credits in all
What are Benjamín Naishtat's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 2
Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Benjamín Naishtat's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Benjamín Naishtat's titles on Motif; 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
24 credits, 4 with a Motif page.
Pedro en el país (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Glaxo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Puan(2023)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
El malestar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Tromboneros (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
Rojo(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Miguel's Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
A Local Kind Of God (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
The Bronze Garden(2017)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Ciudad deportiva (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
The Movement (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Upa! 2: El regreso (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
The Village (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
History of Fear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Buenos Aires Rap (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Collections (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
History of Evil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
The Game (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Less and Less (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Short Stories 5 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
We Were Fine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
El séptimo día (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Pobres pibes (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 1999 to 2026.
How do Benjamín Naishtat's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Benjamín Naishtat work with?
People who share at least 2 of Benjamín Naishtat's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrea Frigerio shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Andrea FrigerioShared titles: Puan (2023), Rojo (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Frigerio
- Mara BestelliShared titles: Puan (2023), Rojo (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Mara Bestelli
Producers
- Barbara Sarasola-DayShared titles: Puan (2023), Rojo (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Sarasola-Day
- Federico EibuszycShared titles: Puan (2023), Rojo (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Federico Eibuszyc