A dive bar, a tango environment, a card game of truco, a pregnant waitress mistreated by a boss, who later ends up leaving her in the street with her newborn son. The son, named Faxman after an old illusionist, grows up and becomes an illusionist himself, traveling through different Argentine...
Argentina 1939. As the World Chess Championship is taking place, breaking news shocks the participants: Germany has invaded Poland and World War II has erupted. The impact of this news on one particular player is dramatic.
