Pilar is autistic since she was four years old, now she is 26. The father wants to send her to an Institution , but the mother refuses, this creates a rift in the couple. The family is breaking up: Alejo, the youngest son, has conflicts at school and with his friends. Pilar suffers from increasingly frequent attacks that makes their living really impossible. Finally, they put her in an Institution. She will find another way to live, but something will happen that will change the course of the family.
Acting
Ana Fontán's physically demanding, wordless performance as Pilar.
Direction
Carnevale's refusal to manipulate; no music tells you how to feel.
Writing
Alejo's buried resentment—the forgotten child achingly real.
Director
Rodolfo Carnevale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in La Plata with non-professionals from local autism support networks; several extras were parents who'd actually faced this decision.
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