Released:
2008-05-02

Overview:
Aurelio Saravia is a powerful politician who holds office in Uruguay in the mid-1960's. When Aurelio's mistress kills herself, he adopts their illegitimate daughter Masangeles despite the stern objections of his wife Aurora. Masangeles finds herself growing up in a home ruled by a corrupt and self-centered tyrant and his manic colleagues while Uruguay teeters on the brink of civil war as bands of revolutionaries battle government militias. When she turns fourteen, Masangeles discovers a secret passageway in their home that leads to sanctuary in a nearby church which also serves as a storehouse for guns and ill-gotten cash. Teenage Masangeles falls in love with Santiago, her stepbrother who has joined the rebels fighting against the state, and she persuades him to take her virginity.

Director:
Beatriz Flores Silva

Runtime:
2h 6min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Elisa García
  as
  Masangeles Saravia - 14 years old
• 
  Héctor Guido
  as
  Aurélio Saravia
• 
  Margarita Musto
  as
  Aurora
• 
  Antonella Aquistapache
  as
  Masangeles Saravia - 7 years old
• 
  Ignacio Cawen
  as
  Frucruoso - 18 years old