Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of loyalty and the intimate relationship with his mother, Roma.
Acting
Susú Pecoraro's Roma—seductive, destructive, unforgettable
Writing
Screenplay adapted from Aristarain's own novel, deeply personal
Cinematography
Sepia-tinged Buenos Aires past bleeding into present
Director
Adolfo Aristarain
Juan Diego Botto
Manuel Cueto/ Joaco
Susú Pecoraro
Roma Di Toro
José Sacristán
Joaquín Góñez
Vando Villamil
Áteo Di Toro
Gustavo Garzón
Joaquín father
Marcela Kloosterboer
Reneé
Maxi Ghione
Guido
Marina Glezer
Alicia
Carla Crespo
Betty
Jean Pierre Noher
Pando
Raúl Rizzo
Doctor Cassano
Marcos Woinsky
Afinador
Marcos Mundstock
Gustavo Smirnoff
Alberto Jiménez
Publisher (son)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Perónism haunts the background like another mother—idealized, betrayed, impossible to escape for Argentine intellectuals of this generation.
Aristarain cast Juan Diego Botto (Manuel/Joaco) partly because Botto's own father was disappeared during Argentina's Dirty War—layers of real generational trauma.
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