Are we what others see, or are we what we allow others to see? Most likely it is the view of others which delimits our own identity, as a young divorced mother named Julieta convinces herself. This evening is like any other: her two young sons are roughhousing in their cramped apartment. They whoop and shout while their mother makes desperately futile attempts at the computer to concentrate on writing a report for work. Feeling intense pressure, Julieta tries to quiet the conflict but finds it difficult without a partner to help. The tense situation changes unexpectedly when her two-year-old falls and hurts himself. In this story of a mother suspected of hurting her own child, the movie investigates themes of motherhood, guilt, duty, the role of men and women, fathers and mothers
Acting
Érica Rivas carries panic in her shoulders for 87 minutes.
Direction
Berneri traps you in Juli's perspective—no escape, no relief.
Director
Anahí Berneri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Argentina's 'nuevo cine argentino' movement—Berneri joins Lucrecia Martel in dissecting middle-class female anxiety through microscopic domestic focus.
Érica Rivas was already Argentina's most famous actress from 'Casados con Hijos'—this role weaponized her 'likable mom' image against the audience.
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