The harrowing opening scene of Belén is a raw depiction of obstetric violence and police abuse. Her case sparked a feminist tidal wave that would eventually lead to the passing of a bill to legalize abortion in late 2020. Luckily, in the hands of Fonzi and Paredes (who also co-wrote Laura Citarella’s festivals hit Trenque Lauquen) Belén comes out mostly unscathed, thanks to a skillful handling of the genre. Produced by K&S Films, Belén joins a family of well-crafted Argentine political films that range from Israel Adrian Cateano’s Chronicle of an Escape to Santiago Mitre’s Oscar-nominated Argentina, 1985. With its landing in a context hostile to women’s rights, Belén appears to have arrived just in time.