
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