Twin sisters, Borges, and a crime committed for love—this 76-minute rabbit hole goes DEEP.
Ulises wakes up one day and finds that his girlfriend, Alma, is missing. He embarks on an intense search that reveals hidden aspects of her life which connect to the time they spent together to lead Ulises to investigate a professor of hers and her obsession with a book by Borges. When Bianca, Alma's twin, shows up, circumstances escalate quickly to make Ulises commit a crime just so he can find Alma again.
Writing
Borges homage that actually understands Borges
Acting
Docampo's dual performance is quietly devastating
Direction
Vescovo's claustrophobic Buenos Aires feels inescapable
Director
Iván Vescovo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Argentine cinema's 2010s wave of literary puzzle films—Vescovo's Borgesian obsession places him alongside Piñeiro's Shakespeare adaptations.
The 76-minute runtime mirrors 'The Garden of Forking Paths'—every minute is a choice that collapses other possibilities.
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