A misguided American documentary crew working for an edgy media company travels to rural Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong small town. As they collaborate with locals to attempt to fabricate a viral trend, unexpected connections blossom, while a pervasive crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.
Acting
Sevigny weaponizes deadpan like a sociopath with an expense account.
Writing
Ulman's script knows exactly how dumb smart people sound.
Direction
Blurred doc/reality lines that'll gaslight your viewing experience.
Director
Amalia Ulman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ulman, Argentine-British-American herself, essentially made her own biography: code-switching between art worlds that tokenize her accent.
The 'viral trend' fabrication subplot was improvised with actual town locals who'd never acted—some didn't realize it was fiction until wrap.
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