About
Manuel Nieto Zas (Montevideo, 1972) is part of the new generation of Uruguayan cinema. In 2006, he wrote and directed his debut feature film, La perrera, Tiger Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. It was followed by The Militant (2013), which he produced, in addition to his writing and directing. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and won, among other awards, the FIPRESCI Award at La Havana Film Festival. The Employer and the Employee is his third feature film.
Filmography
The Employer and the Employee2021 · Writer, Director, Producer
The Militant2013 · Screenplay, Director
A Useful Life2010 · First Assistant Director
The Dog Pound2006 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Whisky2004 · Assistant Director
Los Muertos2004 · Assistant Director
25 Watts2001 · Assistant Director
Nico & Parker2000 · Director