When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
Acting
Pascual's wordless expressions carry entire scenes.
Direction
Rebella and Stoll mine comedy from excruciating stillness.
Writing
Every 'whisky' toast lands like a small heartbreak.
Director
Juan Pablo Rebella
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title comes from the brothers' ritual toast, improvised during rehearsal and kept because Pazos and Bolani couldn't stop laughing at its sadness.
Part of the 'New Uruguayan Cinema' movement, this helped put Montevideo's film scene on the map alongside Argentina's boom. Tragically, co-director Rebella died by suicide in 2006, making this and 7 Days in Havana his legacy.
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