A broke family burns their house down, then decides to rob a bank through the floor. Chaos ensues.
After their humble dwelling is destroyed by a fire, a marginalized family occupies an abandoned house. From there, they dig a hole to the vault of a neighboring bank.
Acting
Valentina Bassi anchors the chaos with weary determination.
Writing
Turns 'digging a hole' into genuine narrative tension.
Director
Mariano Mucci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Argentina's post-2001 economic crisis; the bank-heist-as-survival metaphor hits different knowing half the country lost their savings.
Director Mariano Mucci shot most scenes in actual abandoned Buenos Aires properties slated for demolition—no set dressing required.
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