A deal with the devil, Argentine noir style — where souls sink faster than boats.
In exchange for the life of a Norwegian fisherman, a bankrupt industrialist gives his soul to the devil.
Acting
Pedro López Lagar's haunted, theatrical desperation.
Direction
Soffici's shadow-drenched staging of spiritual dread.
Director
Mario Soffici
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Alejandro Casona's play, this represents Argentina's Golden Age cinema grappling with European existentialism while Perón's populism reshaped national identity.
Mario Soffici allegedly filmed multiple endings after studio interference; the 'lost' version supposedly included a literal appearance of the devil, not just implied presence.
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