A ghost from the Falklands follows him home, and it's not metaphor.
Pedro, a Falklands veteran, cannot forget the days when he was in the trenches, nor can he forget Raúl, his best friend, who stayed forever in that desolate place of nightmares.
Acting
Julio Chávez's haunted silence speaks entire monologues.
Direction
Olivera blurs past and present until you can't tell them apart.
Writing
PTSD as literal haunting, not just metaphor.
Director
Javier Olivera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Falklands War remains taboo in Argentina; this 1999 film was among the first to address veteran trauma directly.
Chávez prepared by spending months with actual Malvinas veterans, adopting their silences and physical tics.
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