In 2002, Uruguay is gripped by a financial and political crisis that divides and paralyzes the country. Ariel, a slow-speaking young man with a slight disability, is a member of the students' union and becomes involved in strikes. When Ariel's father dies, he returns to his father's home.
The mortgage on the house is a millstone round Ariel's neck, as are the debts his father has run up, partly to pay for Ariel's education. A dubious business contact and his father's girlfriend - who is increasingly making herself at home there - force Ariel to take care of his father's land and livestock. This makes him a reluctant member of the bourgeoisie he so detests.
Ariel's lethargy and frustration represent a whole generation - perhaps even the whole country. With searching, at times dreamy images, Director Nieto (who won a Tiger Award in 2006 for The Dog Pound) effectively shows how a potentially rich inheritance can be frittered away.
- Director
- Manolo Nieto
- Premiere
- European premiere
- Countries of production
- Uruguay, Argentina
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 120'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- El lugar del hijo
- Language
- Spanish
- Producers
- Lisandro Alonso, Manolo Nieto
- Production Companies
- 4L, Roken Films
- Sales
- FiGa Films
- Screenplay
- Manolo Nieto
- Cinematography
- Arauco Hernandez Holz
- Editor
- Pablo Riera, Martín Mainoli
- Production Design
- Nohemi González, Alejandro Castiglioni
- Sound Design
- Catriel Vildosola, Santiago Fumagalli
- Music
- Genuflexos
- Cast
- Felipe Dieste, Alejandro Urdapilleta