At the risk of casting a dissenting note, this film with its convoluted plot, showing a dysfunctional family fighting as the patriarch is dying, left this viewer cold. One has to appreciate the fact that independent film makers take a different view on what they perceive as correct. The Spanish cinema, in general, loves to load a lot of political baggage to the plots of their films, at the expense of the viewer's interest and knowledge of history of that country.
Antonio Hernandez, the director, working on his own material, shows he can direct a large cast of Spanish and Argentine actors. The only problem is the story is not so compelling and keeps getting side tracked by the heavy laden screen play.
The acting, in general is adequate. The matriarch Marie, as played by Geraldine Chaplin, is the most annoying figure in the film. Fernando Fernan Gomez, as Max, plays his usual self with gusto. Leonardo Sbaraglia, an excellent actor, is Victor, the son that believes in the conspiracy. Alfredo Alcon, one of the best Argentine actors of stage and screen appears briefly in the film.
Antonio Hernandez, the director, working on his own material, shows he can direct a large cast of Spanish and Argentine actors. The only problem is the story is not so compelling and keeps getting side tracked by the heavy laden screen play.
The acting, in general is adequate. The matriarch Marie, as played by Geraldine Chaplin, is the most annoying figure in the film. Fernando Fernan Gomez, as Max, plays his usual self with gusto. Leonardo Sbaraglia, an excellent actor, is Victor, the son that believes in the conspiracy. Alfredo Alcon, one of the best Argentine actors of stage and screen appears briefly in the film.