Hired by a Mennonite rancher to build a fence, Genaro, César and his young nephew Benjamín are dropped off at a desolate spot in the Paraguayan Chaco and left to finish the job. But Benjamín has a hard time adjusting to the arduous and seemingly unending days - and an eerie feeling he has been unable to shake. Turning to the bottle to pass the time, the trio starts to become unteth-ered. The boss shows up 30 days later, unhappy with their work. When he demands they stay three more days and complete the job to his satisfaction, despite dwindling food and water sup-plies, they'll struggle to survive. Filmmaker Federico Adorno has crafted a quotidian yet disturbing portrait of colonialism and the never-ending cycles of Indigenous exploitation. Official Selection, 2022 FICUNAM and Chicago Latino film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Federico Adorno; PROD Re-nate Costa, Pamela Guinea, Leo Rubín. Paraguay/Mexico, 2022, color, 87 min. In Guarani and Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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