Cyclope Cine

Sonia (45) and Jonatan (18), mother and son, share the house: a place for the mother's grief, a place for the son to escape. The husband is absent, gone, and attempts to find him lead nowhere. The son will leave at any moment. Anguish clouds the hours, shapes the mother's perception. Sonia drinks, gets drunk, tells strange dreams, and commits dangerous acts. Jonatan feels responsible. He takes care of her. If the episodes continue, if the mother becomes increasingly fragile and vulnerable, will the son be able to leave?

In northern Argentina it is said that La Salamanca is a sacred place. They say that it is a cave, a clearing in the mountains or a bend in the river where whoever has enough courage can invoke the Devil (the “Zupay”) to propose a pact: his soul in exchange for a gift. The first step is to renounce the Christian faith.