Argentine Film Festival: The Fish Child

The Bioscope and The Embassy of Argentina in South Africa, proudly present this special selection of contemporary Argentinian Cinema.

All screenings are made FREE of charge courtesy of the Embassy.

The Fish Child (2009)

Directed by: Lucía Puenzo

Drama, Romance, Thriller

1h 36min

Affluent Lala and impoverished Guayi, her Paraguayan maid, are determined to pursue their romance despite overwhelming disparities in class and status. Although they have plotted a future together near Paraguay’s Ypacaraí Lake, Guayi’s native region, a shocking discovery and an even more shocking reaction lead Lala to depart without her disappeared lover. As she ventures by bus far from her privileged Buenos Aires home, Lala delves into Guayi’s past, in due time encountering the disturbing legend of the fish boy who is said to guide drowning victims to the bottom of the lake.