Cicatrices

Wanton women and dissatisfied men are on flagrant display in this exploration of the darker side of the 1960s. Adapted from Juan Jose Saer's acclaimed novel, Cicatrices weaves together three dramas into one highly emotional climax. Sergio (Omar Fantini) has quit his law practice and lives alone in a huge pad in the company of his young maid and has a raging gambling addiction. Angel (Pablo Di Crocce) is an apprentice journalist whose only reports are on the weather; his frustration is exacerbated by his trollop of a mother (Monica Galan), who provides him with no shortage of Oedipal annoyance. Meanwhile, Gringa (Maria Leal), another slatternly woman, goes about merrily making life a living hell for her husband (Vano Villamil), a perpetually nervous union leader. She finally pushes him over the edge one day during a picnic with their young daughter. To top it all off, it won't stop raining. Cicatrices is the first feature film by Patricio Coll, a veteran producer and documentary filmmaker.