Rodrigo, a young father from a middle-class family, is slowly taking over the family business. His search for employees leads him to Carlos, the son of an acquaintance, who is also a young father, though he is struggling financially. The dynamic of their reserved friendship forms the basis for this character study reflecting the economic and social contrasts of contemporary Uruguay.
Rodrigo, a young father from a middle-class family, is slowly taking over the family business. His search for employees leads him to Carlos, the son of an acquaintance, who is also a young father, though he is struggling financially. From a class perspective, the two could not be more different, and yet the two men’s respect for and trust in one another gives rise to an unusual friendship. In fact, it is through the dynamics of their friendship that Manuel Nieto Zas’s third feature film looks at the economic and social contrasts of contemporary Uruguay. Among other things, this carefully constructed, symmetrical character study explores the humanity people are capable of showing others in tense situations, regardless of their background or social status.
Sandra Hezinová
106 min / Color, DCP
Director Manuel Nieto Zas
/ Screenplay Manuel Nieto Zas
/ Dir. of Photography Arauco Hernández Holz
/ Music Buenos Muchachos, Holocausto Vegetal
/ Editor Pablo Riera
/ Art Director Alejandro Castiglioni, Nicole Davieux
/ Producer Manuel Nieto
/ Production Roken Films
/ Coproduction Pasto, Murillo Cine, Vulcana Cinema, Sancho&Punta, Paraiso Production Diffusion
/ Cast Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Cristian Borges, Justina Bustos, Fátima Quintanilla, Jean Pierre Noher
/ Sales Latido Films
Manuel Nieto Zas (1972, Montevideo). Selected filmography: Nico & Parker (2000, short), The Dog Pound (La perrera, 2006), The Militant (El lugar del hijo, 2013), The Employer and the Employee (El empleado y el patrón, 2021).
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