Post-Production - SPANISH - Drama - 110 minutes
Doctor Ezequiel Kaufman, discovers an old patient, that has the capacity to talk and express himself only but in Tango Lyrics. This is a story for the world, where Tango is the main character. Popular wisdom. Artistic expression. A way of life. An escape. A path to hide and forgive.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Hernan FINDLING, Oliver KOLKER Writer(s) : Oliver KOLKER Cast : Hector ALTERIO, Gaston PAULS, Luciano CACERES, Antonella COSTA, Emilio DISI, Dalma MARADONA, Luis ZIEMBROWSKY, Oliver KOLKER Producer(s) : Hernan FINDLING, Oliver KOLKER, Oren DOBRONSKY
Ezequiel Kaufman (33) is a psychiatrist who works in a typical Buenos Aires public hospital. Spain and a 4-year research job vacancy arise, bringing Ezequiel a unique job opportunity. In order to apply for the position he is required to present a clinical case study. Among his patients is Fermín Turdera (85) (Héctor Alterio), a patient at the hospital for more than 10 years. Mr. Fermin expresses himself exclusively using the lyrics and titles of Tango Songs, a peculiar characteristic not understood by the doctors until Ezequiel comes on the scene. A great patient/doctor relationship develops between Ezequiel and Fermín. Through their relationship, Ezequiel discovers the tango and the customs of Argentina in the 40’s , when Fermín reveals his relationship with his two most intimate friends, Ciempiés and Clodomiro; and Zulma Prando his greatest love. Not only will Ezequiel navigate across the waters of the Tango underworld with Fermín, he will also find love when he meets Fermin’s granddaughter, Eva Turdera. Eva was raised by Fermín when her parents disappeared during the Military Dictatorship in the 1970’s. The treatment brings Fermín to an understanding of his own past, and to settle an old debt. Ezequiel, on the other hand, will be forced to decide his own future, based on his new life. A Tango Life.
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA Start of shooting : August 2013