Synopsis : Leni, trapped in an undesired destiny, accompanies her father, Reverend Pearson, on his Evangelical mission. A car breakdown forces them to stop at Gringo's repair shop, a faith-resistant man living with Tapioca, a troubled teen. As tensions rise, Leni confronts her father, envisioning a new beginning and embracing her own fate.
Festival History : Toronto International Film Festival 2023, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2023
Director :
Paula Hernández
Producer :
Hernán Musaluppi, Santiago López Rodríguez, Diego Robino, Lilia Scenna, Natacha Cervi, Sandino Saravia Vinay
Screenplay :
Leonel D'Agostino, Paula Hernández
DOP :
Iván Gierasinchuk
Editor :
Rosario Suárez
Cast :
Alfredo Castro, Sergi López, Almudena González, Joaquin Acebo
Argentine film director and screenwriter Paula Hernández studied at the Universidad del Cine de Buenos Aires, and was a fellow of the Berlinale Talent Campus. She has directed seven films. Of these, Inheritance (2001) won the Best First Feature award in the national competition of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts, Argentina (INCAA) and was in Moscow FF.