Amid the sweltering summer heat in northern Argentina, two middle-class families retreat to a crumbling country estate and a modest townhouse, where strained relationships, simmering tensions, and the presence of children and servants quietly expose the fractures of family life. Between idle days, gossip, and unspoken desires, the boundaries of class, tradition, and faith are reflected in their everyday interactions.
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Contemplative, prestige, contemporary and character-led.
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Mercedes MoránTali
- Graciela BorgesMecha
- Martín AdjemiánGregorio
- Leonora BalcarceVerónica
- Silvia BayléMercedes
- Sofia BertolottoMomi
- Juan Cruz BordeuJosé
- Noelia Bravo HerreraAgustina
- Maria Micol ElleroMariana
- Daniel ValenzuelaRafael
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- Lucrecia MartelDirector
- Lucrecia MartelScreenplay
- Hugo ColaceDirector of Photography
- Santiago RicciEditor
- Lita StanticProducer
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