Maria's family give her a puzzle for her 50th birthday, and she loves it. Not only does the patient housewife have fun solving the puzzle, she's also really good at them. Overflowing with enthusiasm for her new-found passion, she goes back to the shop where they bought the gift for another puzzle. There her eye is caught by a notice on the message board: Partner for puzzle tournament wanted. Maria musters her courage and, despite her family's misgivings, answers the announcement.
Acting
María Onetto's wordless puzzle focus says everything.
Direction
Smirnoff lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Natalia Smirnoff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Argentine cinema's quiet feminist wave; Smirnoff belongs to a generation re-examining women's invisible labor.
The actual puzzle tournament scenes use real competitive puzzlers as extras — those hands flying are authentic speed.
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