PACKING HEAVY

Synopsis

The day his dad’s murderer comes out of prison, Tomás a twelve-year-old boy runs his town with a gun in the backpack. On this particular day, the past takes on another meaning for the; No one ever told him who his father really was or the circumstances of his death. Plus beyond the village rumors, the silence of his mother and his family covers what happened that night. Confused and full of questions, he decides to go to the only person who can answer them: at nightfall, the encounter with the killer is inevitable.

Year of production

2017

Genre

Ficción

Length

68 min.

Festivals, acknowledgments and awards

Winner of the first prize of the project development contest Raymundo Gleyzer Cine de la
base 2014.

Work in progress:

Mar del plata International Film Festival (Argentina)

Industry Tallinn & Baltic Event – “Black Nights Film Festival” (Estonia)

“En marcha” Orquidea Film Festival (Ecuador).

BERLINALE

Generation Kplus Competition – Germany, 2018

BAFICI 2018

Argentina Competition
Best Film – Association of Argentine Film Critics.
Mention – FEISAL

FIFF

International competition – Switzerland 2018

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA (SAN PABLO)

New Directors Competition – Brazil 2018

ORCHID FILM FESTIVAL

Section Children´s Youth Film – Ecuador 2018

TANDIL CINE

Official Competition – Argentina 2018

SAGAI Award for Best Actor (Facundo Underwood)

Director: Darío Mascambroni – Screenplay: Darío Mascambroni, Florencia Wehbe, Pipi Papalini – Director of Photography: Nadir Medina – Editing: Lucía Torres (EDA) – Music: Jerónimo Piazza, Jorge Nazar – Sound Director: Martín Alalúf – Sound Mix: Mariano Morcos – Art Director: Ana Chacón – Costumer: Mariana Asis – Make up: Melina Araya – Coach: Ricardo Ryser – Assistant Director: Florencia Wehbe – Production Manager: Dalmira Tobal – Producers: Fernanda Rocca, Darío  Mascambroni – Executive Producer : Fernanda Rocca – Cast: Facundo Underwood, Gerardo Pascual, Elisa Gagliano, Agustín Rittano, Osvaldo Wehbe, Rubén Gattino