In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Farrel asks the captain of the freighter he works on for permission to go ashore once they reach the port of Ushuaia, the southernmost town of Argentina. Farrel wants to return to his birthplace and see if his mother is still alive. For the past twenty years he has worked as a seaman. He drinks to oblivion, pays the women he sleeps with, has no friends. Having reached the cluster of snow-covered houses where he grew up, Farrel discovers his mother is indeed still living but someone else has become part of the family.
A young talent from Argentina, Lisandro Alonso’s
first feature LA LIBERTAD (2001) was chosen for the Festival de Cannes (Un Certain Regard). His most recent productions, LOS MUERTOS (2004) and FANTASMA (2006), were also invited to Cannes, premiering in the Director’s Fortnight.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1975, Lisandro Alonso studied at the Universidad del Cine (FUC) and co-directed in 1995 with Catriel Vildosola his first short film Dos en la Vereda (1995). After working as assistant sound engineer in many short films and a few features and as assistant director of Nicolas Sarquis for his film SOBRE LA TIERRA, Lisandro Alonso returned to directing, making his first feature. In 2003 he founded 4L, a production company based in Buenos Aires, to produce his own films.
1995 Dos en la vereda /// 2001 La Libertad /// 2004 Los Muertos /// 2006 Fantasma /// 2008 Liverpool
Farrel / Juan Fernandez /// Analia / Giselle Irrazabal /// Trujillo / Nieves Cabrera
Director / Lisandro Alonso /// Screenplay writer / Lisandro Alonso / Salvador Roselli /// Cinematographer / Lucio Bonelli /// Sound / Catriel Vildosola /// Music / Flormaleva ///
Art Director / Gonzalo Delgado /// Montage / Lisandro Alons / Fernando Epstein / Martin Mainoli / Sergi Dies /// A Production of 4L (Argentina) /
Fortuna Films (NL) / Slot Machine (F) /// IN Co-Production with Eddie Saeta
(E) / Black Forest Films (D) /// With Support from INCAA / Hubert Bals Fund / Rotterdam IFF / World Cinema Fund / Programa IBERMEDIA
FORMAT / 35 mm / 1:1,85 / Colour / Dolby Digital / LENGTH 84 min. / original LANGUAGE
Spanish / SUBTITLES English
