Oscar Pernas

A divorced taxi driver shows up with a black eye at the home of his ex-wife’s new family; he’s been invited to dinner and he desperately wants to reconnect with his young daughter. A professional magician’s car breaks down and he ends up spending an emotionally intense night with a young, widowed toll booth worker. A singer songwriter serving a lengthy prison sentence is released for one night to perform at a local community centre. These three deeply engaging stories about yearning for connection unfold in parallel, one New Year’s Eve in a small town in central Uruguay, balancing the universality of human suffering with a powerful sense of hope.

A construction worker takes a part in one of the most profound, obsessive and recognized theater companies of the Uruguayan scene. He will lead them to rebuild a new theater from the ruins of the old Odeón, burned two decades ago.

A rainy night in Montevideo. Two brothers escape the city in their car. They just did something serious. A clumsy and untidy escape, where regret and guilt weigh more than thought.

Dans son petit appartement, Maria s’occupe seule de ses trois jeunes enfants et de son père Augustin qui perd peu à peu la mémoire. Elle est dépassée, d'autant plus qu'elle travaille chez elle pour une entreprise textile contre une rétribution médiocre. Le jour où l'on refuse à Augustin son entrée en maison de retraite, Maria sombre...