Clemente, a moneylender of few words, is a new hope for Sofía, his single neighbor, devoted to the October worship of Our Lord of the Miracles. They're brought together over a new-born baby, fruit of Clemente's relationship with a prostitute who's nowhere to be found. While Clemente is looking for the girl's mother, Sofía cares for the baby and looks after the moneylender's house. With the arrival of these beings in his life, Clemente has the opportunity to reconsider his emotional relations with people
Acting
Bruno Odar's face does ALL the talking.
Cinematography
Lima's grey skies become a character.
Direction
Vega brothers trust silence completely.
Director
Diego Vega Vidal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The October devotion to Señor de los Milagros is Peru's largest religious procession, and the film uses it as a metaphor for community spectacle versus private transformation.
The Vega brothers cast Bruno Odar after seeing him in a play where he barely spoke—his performance here launched him to art-house fame.
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