

A grandfather's impossible promise becomes the road trip that breaks your heart open.
It tells the odyssey of Atilio and his granddaughter traveling to Buenos Aires, from Paraguay, his native country. The landscapes that run, the characters they encounter along the way, each with their own way of seeing the world.
Acting
Emilio Barreto's face tells entire chapters without words.
Cinematography
The river becomes a character—watch how it changes.
Writing
Dialogue so sparse every line lands like poetry.

Director
Luis Zorraquín
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film quietly documents the invisible Paraguayan diaspora in Argentina—millions unrecognized, stories untold.
Zorraquín shot chronologically along the actual route, letting the actors' exhaustion become Atilio's.