Joan is a naïve, 16-year-old who falls in love easily. One day he decides to escape to the provinces with Luciana, a beautiful 35-year-old woman and a teacher at his school, in order to give free rein to his love. Soon, Joan discovers with horror that he has fallen into a trap that is a mix between sex, money, politics and violence.
Acting
Ricci's predatory warmth masks ice; Quattordio's puppy eyes curdle perfectly.
Direction
Werner lets uncomfortable silences breathe until you squirm.
Writing
The twist from romance to thriller feels earned, not cheap.
Director
Daniel Werner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Argentine cinema's 2020s wave of class-conscious thrillers often uses eroticism to expose systemic rot. This fits uncomfortably alongside El Angel and The Heist of the Century.
The 35-minute mark's hotel scene mirrors Vertigo's manipulation beat-for-beat, but gender-flipped and stripped of romantic varnish — Hitchcock for the #MeToo era.
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