In the Argentinian city of Tucumán, Miguel is making a living as a “motochorro”, a thief who snatches people’s belongings fromhis motorbike. When he steals the purse of Elena, an old woman, he ends up hurting her badly. After the brutal incident, Miguel is plagued by guilt and unable to...
Sergio and his family work in an estate in Argentina’s northern region. When their employers aren't home, they occupy the main house and emulate the life of the owners. Then Pia, the eldest daughter of the owner, arrives at the estate with the intention of staying a few days until her father’s...
Since 2006, Susana and Nélida, protagonists of this story, are imprisoned in the Tucumán Women Prison. They are accused of a crime they say they haven’t committed. They were sentenced to 20 years in prison for being responsible for the disappearance of a teacher friend of theirs, Beatriz...
The opening chords of the Organ Grinder theme open the scene to the waters running down a rushing river while, in its center, a young woman throws the line into the water, tenses it slightly and waits. As if looking for a new order, the organ grinder "with his bare feet on the snow" accompanies...
Perhaps what has already been lived is more important than what’s yet to be lived, Antonio thinks as he burns his father's belongings. Ships and Cathedrals tells of his encounter with Emilia and how he manages to break out of the inertia of his life.
