Héctor Guido

In Uruguay, where he lives with his wife and son Thomas, Orlando Vargas suffers from pressure from the government. Permanently watched by a policeman, Orlando seems not to care about danger. He decides to leave with his family to go to Josefina, the last village by the sea before Brazil. There, things move faster: on the day of his arrival, Orlando fails to return home.

Uruguay 1966. Aurelio Saavedra, un politicien influent, ramène chez lui Masángeles, sa fille illégitime, après le suicide de sa mère. Aurora, sa femme, ne s’en remettra jamais. Masángeles réalise que dans cette maison de fous égoïstes, elle doit s’adapter pour survivre, tandis qu’au dehors, le pays souffre d’une guerre civile entre des guérilleros amateurs et des militaires cruels. Face à cette situation, chaque membre de la famille adopte une position différente

The tale of five Uruguayan villagers who embark on a journey to see the ocean for the first time. They depart in a broken down freight truck, property of Rodríguez, a taciturn man who loves the sea. Their point of departure is a local bar, and at the last minute, an unknown man from the bar joins their adventure.