Main programme  

Together with his dogs, 71-year-old Montenegro lives in a big tent on a quiet island in a river delta. He makes fishing nets, which earns him the money to get tobacco and alcohol - the only luxuries he allows himself. On the other side of the island lives César, who keeps bees and herds pigs in service for a farmer from the civilized world. César has a boat that they use to go fishing in. In return, Montenegro cooks for César. Based on mutual dependence, their friendship looks to be a lasting one. But as time goes by, something like envy starts to brew, and a conflict starts between the two men. Eventually it will place their friendship in a new light. Jorge Gaggero patiently follows his two protagonists as they go about their daily activities: mending their nets, feeding the pigs, chopping wood, frying fish, and smoking pipes. Appearing throughout the film, the ever-alert dogs transcend their role as extras by announcing plot twists. Close-ups of the men's weather-beaten faces and tanned skin add to the scenes of outdoor life.

Festivals and Awards

Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival, 2011 – Award for the Best Mid-Length Documentary
ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, 2012
Lima Independent Film Festival, Peru, 2012

Jorge Gaggero

Studied cinema at the Centre for Cinematographic Experimentation and Realisation in Argentina and the American Film Institute in USA. Directed the international award-winning short movies Ojos de fuego, Arnold Murphy, El túnel de la lluvia, The Secret Sea. His first feature-length documentary Cama Adentro (or otherwise known in Spanish as Señora Beba) achieved outstanding international distinctions and won numerous awards including the Special jury prize at Sundance Film Festival.

Selected Filmography

Live-in Maid / Cama adentro (2004)
Living in Falcon / Vida en Falcon (2005)