Your birthday cake is still warm when your war crimes come knocking.
Germán is Argentine by birth, but has lived in Spain for thirty years with his wife Rosa and his daughter Lucía. On the day of the young woman's birthday, he receives a phone call that will force him to confront his past in a violent way. This Argentine exile then has to deal with the terrible experiences he experienced during the Argentine dictatorship while overcoming his current family problems.
Acting
Lovecchio's dual role as director and haunted patriarch.
Writing
Phone call structure that explodes thirty years of silence.
Director
Daniel Lovecchio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Argentina's ESMA detention center, where thousands 'disappeared,' still shadows exiles in Madrid and Barcelona.
Lovecchio cast his actual daughter Nerea as Lucía, layering real generational tension into Germán's confession scenes.
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