The bandoneon player Daniel and the boxer Toni arrive independently from each other in a provincial town in Latin America where they are booked to perform at a folk festival. Both of them are completely apolitical but are forced by external circumstances to take a political position. Toni falls in love with the daughter of an influential attorney but has to keep his love a secret. Meanwhile, Daniel learns about the atrocities committed by the Junta from the town’s residents.
France,
Germany
Drama
92 minutes
1984
Peter Lilienthal
Bundesministerium des Inneren (BMI),
Euro-America-Films,
Ministère de la culture,
Provobis Gesellschaft für Film und Fernsehen,
Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF),
ZDF